Throughout history, humans have invented a lot of tools to improve their lifestyle and enhance their lives and also revolutionize the society. The Internet has improved our lives a lot. With the Internet, we can communicate with anyone in the world. It has made us feel we can see them at home and ask them questions and gossiping about things. It feels like they are in front of us. It not only improves our communication system, it also improves the way we talk, learn, eat, shop and seek health care. If we don’t know anything, we just search it online and get the answer. On the other hand, it also made elderly people a negative feedback because as we don’t ask them about advice, they feel like they are losing their importance. Our parents and grandparents are not used to computers and smartphones and they don’t understand how to use them and they are not comfortable with them. Another important point is that as it is beneficial for the younger people, it is not that much beneficial for the elderly. Besides every technology has its advantages and disadvantages, the Internet has its disadvantages that older people cannot learn about its importance.
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Throughout history, humans have invented many tools to improve their lifestyle, enhance their lives, and revolutionize society. The Internet has significantly improved our lives. With the Internet, we can communicate with anyone in the world. It has made us feel like we can see them at home, ask them questions, and gossip about things. It feels like they are in front of us. It not only improves our communication system, but it also enhances the way we talk, learn, eat, shop, and seek health care. If we don't know something, we can just search for it online and get the answer. On the other hand, it has also created negative feedback for elderly people because, as we don't ask them for advice, they feel like they are losing their importance. Our parents and grandparents are not used to computers and smartphones; they don't understand how to use them and are not comfortable with them. Another important point is that while it is beneficial for younger people, it is not as beneficial for the elderly. Besides, every technology has its advantages and disadvantages. The Internet has its disadvantages, particularly that older people cannot learn about its importance.
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