Dependency on Internet
Just a Few Days back, Due to certain Havoc conditions, Internet was
Suspended for almost 48 hours in the entire locality. That is the time when
everyone understood that they are way too dependent on Internet for almost all
of their work. Internet has moved its position from being just a tool to be a
necessity of life for many people.
Earlier to find the meaning for a Word we had to depend on Dictionary,
which would then be helpful in improving our knowledge of words, as it gives an
option to relate one word to another and thereby improve one’s vocabulary
because of the amount of involvement applied there. But now with the use of
Wikipedia, Google and many other available search engines, you can get quick
results to find the meaning of a word. However, your search ends there as you
get immediate result. So the scope for knowledge building and improvement of
your own vocabulary ends there. This is evident in the way how a Fresher
answers the questions that are being asked in an Interview. I have seen that
many of the Candidates who appear for Interviews recently cannot even write a
simple Business Letter without referring to Google. Even their Resumes are
forwarded without a Subject Line and a formally drafted mail to apply for the
job. Does this indicate that there is a huge requirement of going back to old
school methods of learning things?
We can also see that the Internet has changed the way we socialize with
others. Earlier, everyone used to visit family members at least once a month
and would enjoy a lot with their Cousins, Relatives, Uncles and Aunts etc. This
kind of get-together would make us more close to our Family and Friends. The
Bonding between two people would be lasting long even if they did not talk to
each other every now and then. Nowadays you can see that people have thousands
and lakhs of friends, followers and acquaintances online in their social Networking
sites. But very few of them are actually known to you. Not all of your
followers actually care for you. Some People may be just stalking you. Unless
you are truly a celebrity, how on earth does it become your prestige to have
huge number of followers or friends online? Professionals will definitely
benefit from genuine Professional Networking sites like LinkedIn. But
otherwise, Social Networking sites may just be a mean to bring harm to yourself
unless carefully used.
If you have sufficient Money in your Account, and you don’t mind
spending it, you can get delicious food from your favourite restaurants
delivered at your doorstep. But having a thought on how it may affect your
health, it is still preferable to prepare food at your own home because it will
be healthy as well as you can improve on your culinary skills when you prepare
food at home.
When you talk about News Updates, Internet just allows you to be updated
on Real time basis unlike the Newspapers and Magazines that keep you informed
long after the incidents actually happened. This will actually help you to be
informed and up to date if used in right way.
Going digital in making your payments is good, but always we have to be
careful about the updated security features. If you do not want to be a victim
of Cyber Crime, you need to be Secured and safe while transacting online and
giving out your personal data. Otherwise, you may end up losing everything that
you have to fraudsters.
Internet is very vast and gets updated regularly. This will be helpful
in automating many things in the world and thereby making everything easy to
operate and use. It will also make us depend on Internet for doing everything.
But let it have its limits. Sometimes when Internet fails, it is the old School
methods that will help us survive. So let us all make use of this Internet
wisely to develop ourselves and not to dupe ourselves.
Excellent article on today's use of information technology which is having both good as well as bad. It is up to the user how well the user understands it and effectively use it. Thanks and very nice way to read out for kids too.
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