RE: The Internet: for Better or for Worse

A follow-up to my comments to TheNightRevealed's video dealing with Michael Watson's questions about the Pros and Cons of the internet on our society.

This was off the cuff, as usual, so I only touched on a small part of what I wanted to say. I hope Michael gets lots of input for his school project.

Category:

Science & Technology

Tags:

• internet
• society
• benefits
• costs
• liabilities
• accountability
• cynicism
• communication

[JrDewinTheAmp88]

I thank you for your opinion and for making this video! It is very helpful!!!

[whatevercm]

@JrDewinTheAmp88 - You're welcome. I hope you're getting lots of good input -- this sounds like a very interesting project. Good luck with it!

[TheJamesDVid]

Agreed with the last couple of points on watching tv and doing shopping online.

There is so much you can access online which you can't off.

[whatevercm]

@TheJamesDVid - The internet has become so ubiquitous that it's virtually transparent now. We take it for granted as the engine for communication and commerce (and much of everything).

It's come full circle? The internet started as a series of protocols (the "How"). Then people saw "World Wide Web" or "Netscape" as the internet itself--the pictures and browser interface (the "What"). Now that it's 2nd nature and used for "everything," the "What" has shifted back to "How"?

[spirit2dance]

Great video, Cam. I don't know if you happened to see my "A Challenge for Myself" vids, but I touched upon a few of the same things that you were talking about in this video.

Interesting project! :)

[whatevercm]

@spirit2dance - Thanks Stephanie. I see you've got a series up that I'll have to catch. I'm still playing "catch up," but look forward to watching, as it sounds like we're on a similar wavelength (again).

[TheJamesDVid]

@whatevercm After watching your video i tried to imagine my day without use of the internet and it became near impossible since some of the things before the net are almost completely gone.

[spirit2dance]

@whatevercm

No rush...it's great to see you! :)

[whatevercm]

@TheNightRevealed - Far better? Um... noooooo. Yours was much more polished than mine (half this video was me tripping over my words). My self-criticism comes from gauging the ground I wanted to cover in the video vs. where it ended up. I guess I'll accept an "A" for effort.

I really liked your video because it inspired me to do a response in the first place.