By Chong Jia Chi (46521)
The world wide web, or mostly known as internet, is a piece of technology that has transformed the entire world. If you are one of the people on the planet who have the privilege of being able to access the network of networks, you must know that you have access to a tool that can bring about a great improvement in your life. The way that we think, communicate, entertain ourselves, shop, and do just about anything in today’s world have all changed thanks to the internet. The web can be accessed just about anywhere and on all sorts of different mediums, which makes it difficult to imagine our world without the internet, but would it be better? It is hard to truly break down the effects of the internet on society, but the best way to start is by examining all of the benefits and drawbacks that we know of.
The world wide web, or mostly known as internet, is a piece of technology that has transformed the entire world. If you are one of the people on the planet who have the privilege of being able to access the network of networks, you must know that you have access to a tool that can bring about a great improvement in your life. The way that we think, communicate, entertain ourselves, shop, and do just about anything in today’s world have all changed thanks to the internet. The web can be accessed just about anywhere and on all sorts of different mediums, which makes it difficult to imagine our world without the internet, but would it be better? It is hard to truly break down the effects of the internet on society, but the best way to start is by examining all of the benefits and drawbacks that we know of.
No doubt, all those of us who have accessed the internet could think of a reason why this technology has changed our lives for the better. People, and especially teenagers, can get a lot of information about subjects that they feel uncomfortable talking about with their friends or family (Gonzalez, 2014). Although there is a lot of incorrect information online, there are also reliable sites that offer a great deal of help about health, depression and a lot more, most important is, it is free of charge.
According to a survey, 42% said that they used social networks to find descriptions related to health services, 40% said that the information they got from social networks would help them to deal better with the effects of a chronic illness, while 45% said that depending on what they read on sites such as Facebook and Twitter and only they might consider seeking a second opinion from another doctor (Gonzalez, 2014). Though I do not depend much on social sites about health information but I agree on the results since I also have some experience in searching some info about herbs. I will find its advantages and usage on reliable websites and found out it is way more comfortable and convenient than asking doctors’ opinion about it because they will only provide limited information.
Moreover, endless entertainment that provided in Internet world also has been one of a benefit in our daily life. Any movie, music, game, books or software that you could possibly think of is available right on the internet. It became one of an easy platform that enables people to easily find a way to release their stress and spark their interest in different area. In my experience, internet is my major platform that uses to release my stress, I will use it to search some interesting stuff that happen in the world, watch dramas, listen music and more.
However, thanks to the internet, our identity can be stolen, our privacy can be invaded, and one of the most dangerous weapons that created, a place for mankind to exercise its darkest desires. The internet has taken us to a place where everything we do is watched, monitored and processed without us ever realising.
All of our information is not stored with the use of the internet. This means our medical records, educational records, finance records are all completely dependent on the security of the sites that they belong to (Future of working, 2015). We do not know how they use our information and use it for what purpose. Moreover, computer viruses are very common and are becoming more and more aggressive.
If we accidentally enter into a malicious website, they are transferred through the communication access of the internet and if one was designed well enough, our document have high possibility to be gone without any prevention. In my own experience, I once accidentally clicked into one website that contain a virus and my document were totally gone in one seconds. It was a time where I realized how strong the impact of virus can be and let me understand prevention is needed when we are surfing any website on internet.
Moreover, there is no way to truly verify age on the internet, this is a big concern because there is a wealth of content that should not be retrieved by children such as pornographic material (futureofworking, 2015). With internet system that can be easily searching any information, children can very easily misstep upon these types of websites and be exposed to things that they should not be. Along with finding inappropriate materials online, people are also at a great risk because of how easy it is to communicate with people. They can be persuaded by online “friends” to meet them or do things for them that put them at great risk.
I guess you could say that Internet is a love/hate relationship. Internet can enable your life to become well but all the bad things out there can easily hurt us. Of course it will never get better and the best we can do is to be aware and protect ourselves. So read up on problems, take action and educate yourself, family and friends whenever possible. Oh and enjoy yourself out there, the entire world is at your fingertips.
References
from http://blogthinkbig.com/a-million-reasons-why-the-internet-is-good-for-you/
Future of working. (2015). 9 biggest pros and cons of internet. Retrieved from http://futureofworking.com/9-biggest-pros-and-cons-of-internet/
Internet merupakan satu daripada globalisasi dunia, yang mana masyarakat memerlukan internet untuk kehidupan harian. Ini merupakan satu berita yang agak baik pada zaman ini kerana ia menunjukkan bahawa masyarakat hari ini dilahirkan dengan otak yang cergas, cerdas dan bijak dalam mencipta sesuatu teknologi yang baharu.
ReplyDeleteSecara baiknya, internet sememangnya diperlukan kerana ia memudahkan urusan dan menjadikan pelbagai perkara dapat diselesaikan dengan cepat dan mudah. Internet yang dicipta di hujung jari sahaja mampu memberikan kuasa kepada semua orang untuk menggunakannya tanpa had.
Namun begitu, ia telah mencipta satu fenomena yang tidak baik yang mana masyarakat menjadi malas untuk membuka buku atau kamus untuk mencari makna yang tidak difahami. Dengan adanya internet, setiap orang boleh mencari kamus secara atas talian. Kaedah yang digunakan ini bukan sahaja cepat dan memudahkan, malah ia menjadikan setiap orang lebih celik IT. Cuma, kadang-kadang saya menjadi risau, apabila manusia tidak akan dihargai lagi dengan adanya internet ini, Jadi, "awallah ia sebaik mungkin kerana setiap yang berlaku di dunia ini adalah hasil titik peluk insan yang bernama MANUSIA, jangan kita lalai kerana TEKNOLOGI, sebaliknya jadikan teknologi sebagai panduan kepada masa depan". (NORAIN, 2017)
Sekali lagi, ini hanyalah pendapat dan pandangan saya, tiada sebarang kompromi, sekian terima kasih :-)
Dear Noraini, I agree with your statement that internet do provide us convenience when it comes to work. However, everything have its pros and cons. We do become more reliable to Internet and we will have a feeling like the answer that provided by Internet will better than us. Hence, we must realize that we can use Internet but we cannot depend fully on it. We must know the limit.
DeleteThank you for your reply Noraini~^^
Maaf atas kesalahan ejaan **kawallah ia* :-)
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ReplyDeleteTerima kasih Jia Chi untuk perkongsian artikel yang sangat penting dan perlu diambil kira akan kesannya pada jangka masa yang panjang. Untuk gambarkan tentang kebaikan atau keburukan Internet, saya hanya perlu kata 'Klik dengan bijak' kerana kita sebagai pengguna yang bijak perlu tahu akan kesan kebaikan dan keburukan fenomena internet ini. Tema "Klik dengan bijak' ini merupakan suatu kempen kesedaran awam keselamatan Internet yang telah dikendalikan dan diperkenalkan oleh Suruhanjaya Komunikasi dan Multimedia Malaysia (MCMC) yang bermatlamatkan keselamatan, tanggungjawab dan kewaspadaan pengguna. Untuk mengetahui lebih lanjut mengenai kempen ini, anda boleh layari laman sesawang di: http://www.skmm.gov.my/skmmgovmy/media/General/pdf/Panduan_Layari_Internet.pdf
DeleteSelain itu, bagi mengurangkan kesan keburukan Internet ini terhadap pengguna, SKMM telah memberi panduan keselamatan melayari Internet. Andalah penentu untuk mendatangkan kesan yang baik atau buruk terhadap penggunaan medium ini. kita juga perlu mengetahui apakah jenis internet dalam kehidupan iaitu terdiri daripada: Informasi, Emel, Permainan atas talian, Rangkaian sosial, Menonton/memuat naik dan memuat turun Video, Filem dan Lagu, dan juga Laman Sembang.
Wujud juga istilah atau akronim Bahasa Inggeris yang popular di laman sembang dan untuk khidmat pesanan ringkas (SMS). Kadangkala ia boleh mengelirukan pembaca mesej tersebut sehinggalah wujud salah faham kerana kita beranggapan bahawa istilah atau akronim ini mudah difahami oleh setiap golongan masyarakat. Namun, sebaliknya berlaku apabila ada di antara pengguna laman sosial yang berfikiran "negatif" seringkali memuat naik status yang agak tidak wajar/professional. Perlunya kita untuk fahamkan dan pelajari singkatan bahasa yang diguna pakai oleh generasi-Y kerana mereka lebih terdedah dengan dunia Internet supaya tidak mewujudkan ketegangan atau salah faham dalam hubungan antara rakan/keluarga/ orang lain yang sering bersembang dengan kita.
Suka saya kongsikan petikan kata-kata dari SKMM dan dijadikan panduan bagi pengguna Internet yang bijak iaitu:
"Jika anda seorang pelajar, Anda tentu Hebat dalam Penggunaan INTERNET". Sama juga perumpamaannya iaitu "Di hujung jari sahaja" maka berhati-hatilah dalam apa jua tindakan. Sekian.Terima Kasih.
Dear Ruzimah,
DeleteThanks for your reply. It is impressive to know that MCMC do conduct such great campaign to increase people's awareness toward Internet.
In my opinion, this kind of campaign should be conduct more so that more people can actually understand more on the advantage and disadvantage of Internet and they can know how they can protect themselves if there is any possible risk that they might experience with.
Dear Jia Chi,
ReplyDeleteThank you for your sharing. I strongly agreed on your statement about Internet is a love and hate relationship. Internet is one of the technologies that influence the entire world. Internet brings benefits to us such as unlimited access to information, endless entertainment and connections with other people. On the other hand, our personal information becomes vulnerable in the CMC era, it has been used for illegal activity such as illegal downloading and sharing. Overall, we shall enjoy what Internet has offer to us, at the same time, we must be aware of the potential risks to help us stay protected in the connected world.
dear Sok Fern,
DeleteIndeed, internet is a double sword and we need to ensure that we are using it in a good way so that our life can become better.
Hi Jia Chi, thank you for sharing on the good and bad of Internet. It is amazing to note how we have come a long way in terms of technology. But at the same time it is so complicated how everything and anything can be found on the Internet.
ReplyDeleteAs an experienced "stalker", I can tell you that by accessing a person's public profile I can find out many details about the person. Haha. Sometimes by just randomly typing a person's full name, the person's IC number can also be revealed (provided his /her information are uploaded)
But at the same time, for us students it is almost impossible to live without the Internet. Without Internet, we can't possibly complete this blog assignment, download notes and learn new stuff at our convenience. So many things have changed because of the emergence of Internet and I sometimes wonder if it is really good for us in the long run.
Hi Joyce,
DeleteI agree with your statement. With the advancement of technology, we become more dependable toward Internet and we use it in each of our life. With the example that you given, the fact that we can easily explore a people's information without his or her permission needed is what we encounter nowadays.
In my opinion, there is no specific answer that Internet is good for us in the long run because everyone use it with different aim, perspectives and reasons. Thus, what can we do is we need to keep alert ourselves that the usage of Internet will change based on our thinking and we need to ensure that we are using it correctly.
Hey, Jia Chi.
ReplyDeleteThe Internet is not only the hot topic and it already become our life. We can imagine that people nowadays live with internet everyday. It helps us to store and deliver information. Like you say, we have high possibility face the leaking of information. Because there is not 100% guarantee for our safety of information in internet. For example, we would like to download online movies, we must be requested to register an account. As the result, we virtually tell about our information and keep it in the system. Our private information is unsecured when we are using internet. So, be carefully when we use internet.
Yes, Internet is totally a place where we will give someone our information unconsciously and yet there is no other way for us to discontinue for using Internet. So, we need to be more careful when using it.
DeleteThanks Jia Chi. Internet is like a sword. Human is who to hold it. I guess it is pretty obvious that how a person utilize internet completely reflect his or her personality. I really think that real world is much more beautiful and amazing than internet reflected even sometimes they photoshop before uploaded the picture or polish their statement. Spontaneous presentation becomes more vulnerable compare to set up presentation. Fake identities, information and misleading content on internet really make me sick.
ReplyDeleteDear Winnie,
DeleteYes i agree with you. Sometimes people is more concentrated on their online friends than real friend and they are choosing to interact with a computer in front of them rather than face to face interaction. It is quite disappointing actually.
Hi Jia Chi. Pada pandangan saya, internet sangat menyeronokkan. Hal ini demikian kerana, internet boleh dijadikan medium untuk mencari maklumat dan menghilangkan tekanan. Bukan itu sahaja, penggunaan internet juga memudahkan segala urusan. Namun, saya tidak menafikan bahawa internet juga boleh mendatangkan masalah dan kesan negatif dalam kehidupan seperti penipuan dan sebagainya. Namun begitu, saya yakin bahawa pengguna bijak menggunakan internet dan dapat mengawal kelemahan internet tersebut dengan tidak terlalu terbuka berkongsi sesuatu dan hanya menggunakanya untuk tujuan tertentu sahaja.
ReplyDeleteDear Amirah,
DeleteYes, we need to use Internet wisely so that we will not involve in any activity that can harm us.
Thank you Jia Chi for sharing the good and bad of internet. A digital device such as computer without internet access is useless. The fact is staying connected digitally has become almost a necessity for us, in today's world. It's become so important and evolved so much, that we carry our social media with us throughout the day, especially on our phones. My concern is that, can we truly survive without staying connected digitally? Can a world without internet access still function?
ReplyDeleteThanks Patrick for your reply, well, isn't we already know the answer in a fact that we are actually live in a technology world?
DeleteThe world might still function without Internet but the world might cannot become such efficient in working or in business or in economy and other area.
Haha. Thank you Jia chi for your sharing. I both love internet and dislike internet. I love internet due to the use of gratification that it brought to me. For example, I love watching movies and listening to music online. However, I dislike it is because it can cause addiction. I will get addicted to it such as watching Facebook for a long time. Hence, I think I need to beware of its disadvantages and use it wisely such as searching information and use it for discussion.
ReplyDeleteThanks for your reply Esther. Indeed, all of us as Internet user should know the limit when using Internet. We need to use it wisely so that we are gaining some new information through Internet instead of involve in bad activity such as scamming.
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