The internet allows us to stay connected with each other no matter where we are. On the other hand, it also isolates us and encourages people not to socialise. To what extent do you agree or disagree with these statements? Give reasons for your answer and include any relevant examples from your own knowledge or experience
Nowadays, with the advent of social media
such
as Twitter, Instagram and Facebook, more and more people
started to use internet
in order to communicate with each other from different places. In this
way, people
who live far from their hometown can keep in touch with their family and friends
.
However
, the rise of internet
popularity isn't always seen as a positive fact: some people
think that thanks to social networks new generations tend to stay more at home just chatting or videocalling with their friends
instead
of going out and spend some quality time with them doing interesting and social activities such
as playing a sport together, having a dinner in a nice restaurant or dancing in a disco club. According to
them, current technology led people
to a lazier lifestyle and encouraged them not to make new relations and experience in the real world but just through a screen.
I partially agree with them because I think that internet
sometimes can make people
asocial and detached from reality. In fact, since it allows you to have the world at your fingertips, some people
started asking themselves what's the point in going out or travelling when you can talk to your friends
and dicover new things about different cultures from home as well just using your phone or your laptop. Giving credit to this
belief, people
exclude themeselves from unique experience they could make in the real world that cannot be replaced by some images or some research on wikipedia. Altought, in my opinion internet
has more benefits than drawbacks. For example
, in my life social media play a role of paramount importance: I moved to Amsterdam four months ago and I often feel homesick. But thanks to Whatsapp I can text my family and friends
whenever I want! Moreover
, through Instagram I can see what my friends
are doing everyday and this
makes me feel closer to them. I also
enjoy sharing pictures and videos of my life in the Netherands so that they can comment my posts and let me know what they think about my adventures and my routine. Plus, thanks to internet
I can keep up with my country news whilist I live abroad.
In conclusion, even though it has a lot of disadvantages, I believe that internet
is a wonderful tool that allows people
to stay connected when physically distance keeps them apart, and I'm glad to live in a society in which I can talk with my family despite the several kilometeres that divide us.Submitted by aliceterreno on
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