Is the Internet bringing us closer to an information/knowledge society or exacerbating hysteria and mental health problems?

The majority of internet use is harmful in some way; it’s actually taking people away from the natural world, minimising natural interactions and harming societies and individual’s relationships. The internet has been associated with negatively effecting communication, negatively effecting people’s health by encouraging a sedentary lifestyle, as well as complicating social developmental issues such as bullying, sexual development and relationship forming. Furthermore the internet is exacerbating modern forms of addiction in the form of video games or pornography for example, not to mention wider issues of crime, terrorism and identity theft. If we are not careful we may be sleepwalking or “sleep-clicking” ourselves into a number of unforeseen social and health epidemics, internet usage needs to be thoroughly analysed, reduced and better integrated into a more wholesome and natural life moving forward.

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