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In the past, people stored knowledge in books. Nowadays people store knowledge on the internet. Do you think the advantages outweigh the disadvantage?

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It is hard to deny that the
internet
 is still a new-born technology compared to
paper
 and
books
 which have existed for hundreds of years.
Such
 a fact leads impressionable
people
 to generate the opinion that keeping
knowledge
 on the
internet
 has many drawbacks.
However
, as far as
economy
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, environment and educational standards are concerned, I strongly hold that we benefit more from
information
that is
 put on the
internet
.
First
 and foremost, storing
knowledge
 on the
internet
 could increase public educational standards as
information
 can be spread more easily over the
internet
. To be more specific, you can store as much as
information
 you want on the
internet
 and all of it can be checked on any electronic device as long as it is accessible to the
internet
, there is no constraint on location or time. While the more
knowledge
 is contained in a book, the thicker and heavier it will be. And
people
 can only access the
knowledge
 in that book if they buy or borrow it.
Thus
, it would be much more convenient to share and spread
knowledge
 through the
internet
 as
people
 are more willing to store and access
information
 on the
internet
.
Furthermore
, the fact that keeping
information
 on the
internet
 does not require the use of
paper
 indicates that it is very eco-friendly. Take the case of my friend as an example, who shifted the way of studying
last
 year. Starting from
then
, he made all his notes on a laptop and read electronic
books
instead
 of real
books
.
As a result
, his personal consumption of
paper
 has declined by over 95%.
Therefore
, storing
knowledge
 on the
internet
 enables
people
 to reduce their usage of
paper
, which could save large amounts of water in
paper
 production as well as prevent deforestation to some extent.
However
, a voice arises that storing
information
 on the
internet
 prevents poor
people
 from accessing
knowledge
 as they might find it hard to afford electronic devices.
This
 viewpoint ignores the reality that
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smart phones
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 have already become a necessity in our every life.
People
 who
is
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 not able to buy these devices would
also
 face difficulties in purchasing
books
 or other forms of learning.
Besides
, once
people
 have their own devices, they can attain all of
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knowledge
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in
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 the
internet
, which saves large amounts of money to buy
books
 every year.
Therefore
, accessing
knowledge
 through
internet
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 could in fact be a more economical option. In conclusion, I believe the whole society could be influenced by the online conservation of
knowledge
 in a positive way.
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