I was on BBC news, and came upon an article about the Youth and web use written just a week ago. The news story was about a survey taken from an online charity, Youthnet. The results showed that 75% of 16 to 24 years feel they cannot live without the net. It shows the dependence of the Internet to our generation and all of its usage. The article is pretty self-explanatory, so I will let you all just read it :)
I feel like this SHOULD come as a surprise to be but it does not. Often I find myself getting on the web for no reason. It's definitely nice to leave technology occasionally, more people should do this more often.
ReplyDeleteI bet most of the poeple that think they cannot live without technology(including myself), really would be fine, given the chance. There is a part of technology that has partially taken place of my ability to remember things, but I'm pretty sure I could make due.
ReplyDeleteThe funny thing is that we do have the choice to drop our cell phones for a day, or not log onto facebook, but I know myself and I would feel somewhat naked without having a cell phone with me, or out of the loop with friends on Facebook.
ReplyDeleteWow, 75 percent is a lot, but I think it should maybe be more. I can't say how many times a day I use the Internet for more than just social networking sites or e-mail - I use it for classes and for jobs and other work-related things. I don't think our society could ever handle having to backtrack and live without the Internet.
ReplyDeleteI agree with Arianna. Although I do waste time on FB and youtube, but it is also a large part of how I get a lot of work done as well. It's a double edged sword. From personal experience, student organizations often communicate and even plan over email, and use online organizational services like Doodle to schedule meeting times that best fits everyone.
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