Internet and the Social World ♥

Nowadays, we hardly see children outside the streets playing sports like the way it was before but that doesn’t mean kids don’t play at all. It’s just that they do it the more relaxing way and that is through the internet. Basically, children today are passive enough to spend almost their entire day fixed in front of the computers while connecting to the world that’s why I can say that the net made the world smaller, literally. It changed so many things both in positive and negative way.

I can say that through the net, communication is as easy as breathing. People can talk unlimitedly using chat no matter how far they are from one another. It makes people connected in various ways which was almost impossible before but as it change the world making distance not a problem anymore; we also end up far behind the real world. We sometimes forget that our life should not only rotate inside the net though it’s more convenient that way, socializing with people while just sitting conveniently chatting over the net. The thing is, we should reach out to the world physically at times as well because it’s where we really belong.

Take in the fact that internet is something that makes the world connected in just a snap but as much as possible we should go out of it as often as we can because it’s the only way we’ll really connect to the world. Besides, we are real people in the real world and we shouldn’t let ourselves be jailed in cyberspace just so we can feel life less complicated and easier.

internet: the new social world

Internet and the Social World? Naaah. Internet is the Social World sounds much much better. Haha.

If there's one thing I love doing, it's to observe people. And one thing that I've noticed among people is that we love to have friends and acquaintances. To make it simpler, we love our social lives. Even loners have their own group of loners. Haha. But seriously, our social life or let's call it the "way we interact with people" (so it sounds better ^_^) is important to us. And having the internet as a form of communication is very convenient for us when it comes to our social life. I myself am very thankful for the technology of internet because I get to talk to my friends from high school which I barely see since after our graduation ball. So with the internet, people find it really easy to connect with people in their lives.


Now, do you agree with me that maybe the internet is the social world in our generation? Maybe not entirely, but with how we react and how the internet affects us, I think it will lead to that.

TILL DEATH DO US PART

The Internet boasts its ability to connect with persons or places even at the far ends of the earth. And in some cases, even satellites roaming around our amazing planet (I love the ocean, I love arachnids, I love the dirty things, I love Egyptian kings, Boomtiyaya...). But what it fails to do is to connect people in a personal level. It lacks sincerity.

Although I do not recall anyone with a problem concerning the misuse and over consumption of the internet, I guess I'd be disturbed if ever I do meet one. I have this thing against addicts and people with multiple personality disorder. They freak me out.

This addicted person can be classified as someone who lives, eats, and breathes the internet. There is never a day missed without clicking that power button and wasting time away up to the wee hours of the morning. In other words, a slob. However, it may be that the person's job is to really stay in front of the PC all day long, which, on the other hand, would give you various mental sicknesses and health problems.

Back in high school, during our boring computer classes, I become a bum. I do the work given by the professor and then nothing more. I don't really know what to check out on the internet. In contrast, my classmates would hurry to finish their works (or sometimes not do it at all) just to check their Friendster or MySpace or whatever social networking site because it was so 'uso' back then. My maytss seem to value websites such as those so I guess socializing through the internet is an effective way of keeping in touch with far away friends and relatives.

Personally, though, I find it hard to converse with another person genuinely whenever we decide to talk through, let's say instant messaging or e-mail. There's this itty bitty evil man that pops up inside my brain countering, criticizing, agreeing, or blocking each bit of information that digitalizes in the program's message window. Every so often, I just type an "OK" or a "LOL" after the other person typed his or her long messages with blood and sweat. I mean, what else can I say? :) I wouldn't be able to do the same thing when I'm face to face with the person. This speaks about social interaction in the virtual world I suppose.

We all need to value human interaction. For pete's sake even pet interaction. We shouldn't limit ourselves to the confines of the virtual world. Sure, it is acceptable that for others this "separate dimension" is a form of entertainment, a step away from the harshness of reality, a walk towards a better community. However, if the person goes overboard then sorry, but he or she needs to be checked-in a Cyber Rehab (as what irentero mentioned in the previous posts).

Do you... Internet... take SLOB to be your lawfully wedded husband?
Do you... SLOB... take Internet to be your lawfully wedded... wife?

For better or for worse (mental and physical health)
For richer or for poorer (wasted money for using the internet)
In sickness and in health (abuse of the internet)
Till death do you part? (goodbye.)

intenet and the social world

thank God i am not anymore addicted to chatting. the first time i was introduced to napster, i got addicted right away. i especially liked going to Spanish chatroom since i'd always been interested in their culture. and i actually met this guy Pedro who was a lot older and opted to send his photo..funny! he was actually good-looking but i didn't think it was his real photo...and so i sent him my photo..only it wasnt me but some celebrity in our country. and he fell for it..hahah! so i don't really believe in having serious relationships online alhtough i know a couple who met online and got marries after a year of chatting. can u believe that? i can't imagine myself falling for someone i haven't met or talked to personally..what if he's a psycho who hunts for voluptuous women...freaky...anyway, i once read this article from my ever so fave teen vogue magazine about cyberdieting...where young women started this online community about dieting..in there they share all their heartbreaks about weight gains and their desire to slim down to a stick...i thought it was sad but i could relate to those girls too...and for them they have somehow found a community to which they feel they belong...

hooked on the net

I was flipping through channels yesterday and i stopped on an information channel i forget whether it was CNN or FOX. They were talking about a new addiction. Its an addiction we may not even know we have. Its Internet addiction. I heard that there is now rehabilitation for it.

More and more people use the net for their transactions it becomes easier and a less hassle. Also there are so many things to enjoy on the net, networking games, information on your favorite things etc. Who wouldn't be hooked?

I love the net i have to say its given me a big boost on the things that I've always wanted to do. I don't think that my social skills have been lessened because of technology, I still put a greater importance on face to face communication.

multitasking madness

Why am I so uncomfortable with silence? I don't mind it when people talk and laugh around me but I have a problem when everything is so quiet. Whenever that happens, I make some noise by cracking jokes or bringing a topic up just to break the monotony. If all else fails, I whip out my cellphone and fiddle with it, stick earphones in my ears or look for a computer to surf the internet.

I think the trouble is that we were trained to always be on the go. We always have to be busy with something even if it's something that is not necessarily worthwhile. In fact, it's almost like we can't do just one thing - we always insist on multitasking. Even when doing our homework or reviewing our notes, we have to have the television on or talk to somebody on the phone. Sometimes I even catch myself texting someone while talking to another person which is something I used to consider very rude.

In this day and age, it does feel like we are encouraged to engage ourselves in many different pursuits at any given time. However, in doing so, it's like we spread ourselves too thin and are unable to give every task the attention and the effort it deserves. Now when we go online we have so many windows and tabs open, along with the online messenger and we get so distracted that we don't notice that we've spent HOURS online doing nothing.

Now whenever we talk to somebody, our mind is on something else and worse, our fingers are frantically dancing our cellphone's keypad or computer keyboard. Sure, telephones and internet has helped bridge gaps between great distances but on a smaller scale, instead of being means of communicating, these innovative gadgets have put up an invisible forcefield between us and the people that we are actually with.