The Future of Humankind's Marriage to the Internet

Mr November · 05-04-2011, 01:08 AM

The internet is something that people in western culture connect with on a more or less daily basis. The concept of free flowing information available through search engines and websites has revolutionized the way we consume information, music, videos, literature, and even our social lives and structure as a society.

The internet is also taking over TV, Radio, Telephones etc. It's all becoming one integrated system that we are all connected to.

So where do we see this going?

I have my concerns about the internet. It has serious psychological effects on us. We are more informed than ever before, but are we better for it?

An optimist would say that the internet is an asset to democracy, and an intellectual leveller that gives more people the ability to be informed and educated on more topics.

Being the pessimistic, skeptical bastard that I am, I can't help noticing how when you look at the internet's content you see something totally different. And when you look deeper into it, you see some really troubling things. Here are the risks that we face:

Deterioration of language
Privacy Loss
Commercialization
Social ineptitude
Apathy
Censorship
Tailored isolation

Just a few that I see. Here's a few videos that talk about the internet and where it's going.

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Mr November Music Addict Join Date: Feb 2011 Location: Halifax, Canada Posts: 429	The Future of Humankind's Marriage to the Internet The internet is something that people in western culture connect with on a more or less daily basis. The concept of free flowing information available through search engines and websites has revolutionized the way we consume information, music, videos, literature, and even our social lives and structure as a society. The internet is also taking over TV, Radio, Telephones etc. It's all becoming one integrated system that we are all connected to. So where do we see this going? I have my concerns about the internet. It has serious psychological effects on us. We are more informed than ever before, but are we better for it? An optimist would say that the internet is an asset to democracy, and an intellectual leveller that gives more people the ability to be informed and educated on more topics. Being the pessimistic, skeptical bastard that I am, I can't help noticing how when you look at the internet's content you see something totally different. And when you look deeper into it, you see some really troubling things. Here are the risks that we face: Deterioration of language Privacy Loss Commercialization Social ineptitude Apathy Censorship Tailored isolation Just a few that I see. Here's a few videos that talk about the internet and where it's going.