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Old 05-06-2011, 05:32 PM   #45 (permalink)
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The one beauty of the internet is that you can CHOOSE what you read, see or listen to. Sure there are huge companies on the net that shove products down your throat but unlike TV for example where you generally are spoonfed news, music etc you can search at your own discretion and listen to the person on the street and their views about every subject under the sun.

The internet has also had an amazing impact on drawing people together who don't have many social skills or choose not to employ their views on a one to one level and are more comfortable talking to 'strangers' without fear of ridicule or shyness. the amount of dating sites out there that have drawn people together is something to be applauded most of the time.

Of course, the net does have many pitfalls too. It is generally uncensored and means that anyone can access pretty much anything they want to indulge in and anonymity can be compromised. Cyber bullying is also rife and extremely detrimental for many and it is a haven for cowards who hide behind a keyboard.

Any form of communication over the last 2 millennia has many plus and minus aspects to it. This won't ever change no matter how far technology becomes.

As for the breakdown in language skills, mobile phones are as much to blame as the net but 80% of the population probably wouldn't forgo their phones because of this.
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