Thanks to the great technological development the world have been witnessed in the
decades, individuals are getting easily informed of what is happening in any part of the planet without leaving the comfort of their houses.
some argue that
has brought benefits to society, others can easily point out their overwhelming negative
. Both points of view are going to be explored in
essay.
In the first instance, it is widely supported that, nowadays, it is rather convenient to have access to the
from all over the world. People often argue that
quick access, most of the time just by using their phones, largely contributed to a wide perception and knowledge about not only the world´s issues,
as war or political instabilities but
what are the latest clothing trends or even the latest launched iPhone.
,
some argue that celebrities can sometimes offer a negative example for society through their
, others who share their lifestyles like showing
doing exercise and eating healthy food can provide a positive
in the
.
, if we do not use the
to look up these latest trends, we could be less motivated to engage in jogging or even in eating more fruit and vegetables.
Notwithstanding
advantage,
can equally bring some drawbacks
the lack of control over the veracity of the
.
some
is official and verified, others are fake or even controlled by political parties, which makes it far more difficult for individuals to have a strong opinion about a certain event. An example would be the latest
about the Ukraine-Russia war,
many Europeans are influenced by the Ukraine side of the war, Russian citizens are only presented with their benefits and how to support their president´s regime.
, if these latter would have the possibility to get informed through television, the internet or newspapers about the other side of the coin, they would have a different perspective on the conflict.
In summary, at present days,
it is commonly arguable that people frequently use the internet in a negative way, there is a wide range of benefits that
has brought to our society, chief among them the instantaneously spread of the
, and
the knowledge.