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Rezinka
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Issue:
"The invention of the Internet has created more problems than it has solved. Most people would have a higher quality of life had the Internet never been invented."
My response:
Every invention has its positives and negatives. It is the usage that defines whether an invention is a boon or not and I believe that the internet has been a boon and that it has led to a better quality of life.
The internet has fostered global communication. With the use of the technology, the world has become a smaller place. It has made easier the path of globalization. Earlier, a company would preferably work within the limits of town or city because it would be difficult to control distant areas. Today, a company can have a corporate office at New Delhi and three regional offices at Bengaluru, Singapore and New Jersey and all four can be managed with equal ease by way of ease of communication and monitoring using the internet.
The same globalization has helped the developing nations in a big way. The IT industry, which is a huge contributor to the Gross Domestic Product, thrives on outsourcing. It is with the use of internet that clients based out of Silicon Valley can outsource their work to Bengaluru, the technological hub of India, and can boost the profitability of both the places. It has, thus, solved the problem of communication over a distance.
With the development of internet, a lot have people have started working and earning out of it. Almost all areas such as banks, corporates and government organizations use the internet but some such as social networking and online work are based solely out of internet. Social networking sites are a multi-million dollar industry today. Also, for people wanting to work from home, sites like Odesk have created a world of new possibilities. This has given people better opportunities to work and create a better quality of life.
The major disadvantage that the internet has is that confidential information such as a person's personal information or a country's security related information can be leaked on the internet. However, this is done by people with malicious intentions. Such problems will exist even if the internet doesn't. Only the medium will change. Anyway, this can also be stopped. If people are more careful when posting confidential information on the internet and verifying the sites before entering any such details, no harm can come of it.
Finally, I believe that the internet has solved many more problems than those it has created and it has bolstered a better quality of life by giving people better ways of earning. In the end, it is the use of a technology that truly defines what it is.
"The invention of the Internet has created more problems than it has solved. Most people would have a higher quality of life had the Internet never been invented."
My response:
Every invention has its positives and negatives. It is the usage that defines whether an invention is a boon or not and I believe that the internet has been a boon and that it has led to a better quality of life.
The internet has fostered global communication. With the use of the technology, the world has become a smaller place. It has made easier the path of globalization. Earlier, a company would preferably work within the limits of town or city because it would be difficult to control distant areas. Today, a company can have a corporate office at New Delhi and three regional offices at Bengaluru, Singapore and New Jersey and all four can be managed with equal ease by way of ease of communication and monitoring using the internet.
The same globalization has helped the developing nations in a big way. The IT industry, which is a huge contributor to the Gross Domestic Product, thrives on outsourcing. It is with the use of internet that clients based out of Silicon Valley can outsource their work to Bengaluru, the technological hub of India, and can boost the profitability of both the places. It has, thus, solved the problem of communication over a distance.
With the development of internet, a lot have people have started working and earning out of it. Almost all areas such as banks, corporates and government organizations use the internet but some such as social networking and online work are based solely out of internet. Social networking sites are a multi-million dollar industry today. Also, for people wanting to work from home, sites like Odesk have created a world of new possibilities. This has given people better opportunities to work and create a better quality of life.
The major disadvantage that the internet has is that confidential information such as a person's personal information or a country's security related information can be leaked on the internet. However, this is done by people with malicious intentions. Such problems will exist even if the internet doesn't. Only the medium will change. Anyway, this can also be stopped. If people are more careful when posting confidential information on the internet and verifying the sites before entering any such details, no harm can come of it.
Finally, I believe that the internet has solved many more problems than those it has created and it has bolstered a better quality of life by giving people better ways of earning. In the end, it is the use of a technology that truly defines what it is.
