Media Effects

The internet has led to some of the greatest advancements in the world as well as great faults.  And as a result, it has been responsible for changing the traditional everyday life culture being that we’ve become so dependent on it.  For instance, one thing the internet has impacted over the years is society because of social media.  This is great because it allows people to stay connected with friends and family all over the world.  However, it has been known to cause stress, depression, and even death because of, “personal abuse and bullying - leading to several suicides”.  According to the article by Andrew Keen, How the internet is destroying us: Its pioneers hoped the web would transform society. Now a devastating new book says it has - in a way that diminishes humanity.  This is a big deal because a lot of times people who aren’t accepted in real society go to social media as an outlet to be accepted especially the youth.  Another way the internet has transformed culture is from a marketing perspective which has many pros and cons as well.  For example, because of today's super marketers like Google, Amazon, and even eBay online shopping has become really popular.  This shift is shopping has been bad because people are no longer shopping in store as much a lot of time also the online purchased products are much cheaper so traditional shopping is decreasing in certain regions.  In addition, according to the article, by Andrew Keen, “it’s named as, “making it a job-killer rather than a job-creator”.  And with fewer jobs being created leads to unemployment which isn't good for society nor the economy.  This is a big deal because this has caused a transition in the culture of the way we shop as well as the way job are distributed.  Lastly, the biggest change in culture we’ve changed by the internet has been the way we learn from the internet we are able to search and gather a large amount of information quickly.  Also, young ages 2-3 years old I’ve watched myself, other family members, even strangers but tablets and other mobile devices in children hands.  This is shocking because these young children know how to use the devices at such young ages this is a big deal because before everything was by face to face instruction.  There’s now programs that teach children to count and say their ABC’s.  Also, in today's colleges, there are ways you could even score your degree without ever stepping out your house there are strictly online colleges.  And at large universities, there are classes that you could take online and get the same credit as you would if you were taking a course in class.  All in all, these advancements because of the internet has provided many pros and cons to the way in which we live.  Ironically, I feel it would lead to us being lazy because we are able to gather information so easily.  Not only that, the internet is going to allow us to sit all day to shop, work, and even learn.