I use the internet on most days. The days I do not use it are usually ones when I am away from home for example camping. I use the web to 1) check my email 2) check Facebook 3) go to the USD website to see if there is anything new going on 4) I use it to do on-line shopping.
If access to the web was taken away it would have a major impact on my life. I don’t know how I would communicate with many people including people who are in my groups for classes. Email is the only resource we use to communicate. I wouldn’t be able to check the weather forecast to see how I should dress the kids for the day. I wouldn’t be able to do research on things I like to learn more about both in my home life and at for papers and projects at school.
Without the web I think I’d probably have more time on my hands because I wouldn’t get distracted by the endless avenues that I travel while on social networking sites or finding bargains on-line. However, other things would make my life much more difficult. I could not imagine going back to doing research for papers with the old method. It would take so much longer to find sources and the sources that I would find are probably not as good as the ones I can find on-line.
There was a news report on ABC's Nightline a week or so ago and it was showing how dependent society has become on technology and how that can be debilitating when something goes wrong with technology. It’s good to watch and to think about!
http://abcnews.go.com/Nightline/
Click on Stranded by Ash with No Plan B
It was on Thursday.
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