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Whether the internet use has brought positive effects or not is one of the prevailing discussion in today’s societies. Even though the internet has surely made the world more convenient than before, numerous researches have shown its side effects. For all these negative points, however, I believe that we have been beneficial from the internet as a whole. I feel this way for two reasons, which I will discuss in the following essay.
First of all, we can easily get access to an enormous amount of knowledge through the internet. With the development of the internet, we acquire information from various sources: online websites, social network services, applications. My personal experience supports this phenomenon. When I have any question during studying my major, statistics, I promptly search for ideas from Google. I refer to what others have posted on a website. Sometimes, I upload some useful concepts on my blog page which helps others. Through this kind of interaction, the internet has been accumulating massive information. Moreover, I can do this in my room or a cafe everywhere. In the world without the internet, we would have done this by going to a library or asking a teacher. These would be, however, a waste of time and be very limited sources of information.
Secondly, increasing use of the internet has brought new types of business to our societies. As the number of people who are affected by the internet is rapidly growing, unprecedented fields of business started to spring up. For example, instead of going shopping in person, online shopping markets became an alternative way of buying something. We do not have to walk or drive a car to a supermarket, rather we use an online market at home. Also, we can check out more products in a short time, which leads to a reasonable consumption. A new kind of job, video creators, is an example as well. They earn money by uploading videos on a website with advertisements. In the past, this sort of creation was confined to the television or radio field, and these industries have a very high entrance-level. In contrast, anyone who has access to the internet can be an online video creator.
In conclusion, I am of the opinion that the internet use makes our life more informative and diverse. This is because it is the “sea of information” with easy accessibility, and because it allows us to experience broad types of industry.
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