Post 6: Describing a Gadget (Essay)

Internet: a double-edged sword.

No one can deny that technology is an essential part of our society, that is, there is an endless list of devices that are reinvented to make our life easier. However, in this essay I will refer to the double-edged sword that can be the Internet (Interconnected Networks) regardless of whether it is used in cell phones, televisions or computers. The reason is the use that is given to the Internet by people is different, each has different intentions and objectives, reaching to prove that something apparently good, was not.

The internet is a set of networks that use TCP / IP protocols compatible with each other, this allow the access to information from around the world from various devices and countries. In the first place, the internet has brought many positive things to people such as: contact with distant relatives through video calls, recreation through series, movies, books or online games. In addition we can find data, information and research of an academic nature. Nowadays, whatever you ask is probably on the internet. However, there are people who are affected by the internet in an opposite way, this can be from the beginning or during the experience of the Internet, for example, there are people with bad intentions who create false profiles in the network to commit crimes and the worst is that there are naive people who become in victims. Also there are good people who fall into the vice of online games and lose their sense of reality, filling their lives with unhealthy habits just by staying glued to the devices.

In summarize, millions are the reasons that can be found to determine if the Internet facilitates or hinders our life. Everything is on the Internet, so it depends on each one to take the necessary precautions to protect us and it depends on each one of us to use wisely the things that internet offers us. Personally, I think that an education about the dangers and virtues of the Internet is necessary because it is the only way for all of us to take care of ourselves, but since that is not always the case, we should be proactive and educate ourselves.