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Pros

1st Statement:
The Internet allows one to look in much more detail on a subject if necessary as such a large amount of information is available. Large bodies of text, even electronic copies of books, are available. There must be another factor in why we have chosen the shorter, more concise information rather than the more in-depth information.

2nd Statement:
Many aspects of the Internet make life less stressful - such as the ability to save information for later browsing that we might be worried about losing, the ability to access friends easily when we do need to talk to someone and the ability to escape into another world when the outside world is unbearable.

3rd Statement:
Nobody communicates solely on the Internet. We have plenty of opportunities to communicate with people face to face. Online communication still suffers from the problem that we constantly misunderstand each other because we can’t see the subtle nuances of tone, facial expression and so on that tell us whether someone is being serious or sarcastic, happy or unhappy with a decision, or truthful or lying. This shows that we still rely on face-to-face communication and can’t replace it with online communication.

Cons

1st Statement:
Those who rely too much on the Internet lose the ability to focus on one task. Instead, they will multi-task, lose interest quickly, look for summaries of information, only search for short bursts of time and won’t look at the same piece of information twice. This affects quality of thinking, as people can easily find specific facts in a short space of time, but can’t look in-depth and know their subject thoroughly.

2nd Statement:
Because the Internet is a fast-paced environment where people expect everything instantly, it can cause stress. There are not enough opportunities to ponder a particular thought, so people don’t stop and ruminate. The brain is forced to work faster than it is comfortable with, people are confused by too much information and too frequent updates. There is also no opportunity for real solitude, of which a small amount is necessary for relaxation, as we are always connected to millions of other people in at least one way. Because we rely so much on an Internet connection that is still very often slow or unreliable at times, we can’t function when it breaks down.

3rd Statement:
Because people have access to so many facts, we don’t need to think creatively as much. We don’t need to learn from mistakes or go through the entire process of doing something because we can just obtain the answers instantly. We don’t need to wonder about things we know nothing about and come up with our own imaginative versions of them, because we can just find out about them.

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