Will the internet have an chronic effect on a persons ability to socialise?
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I think it will eventually.  \nI'm seeing it a lot with my generation already.  In person, peopele are awkward and sensor themselves too much.  It's like everyone is afraid of expressing what they really think for fear of the other person's reaction.  Online however, people tend to be more open.  We tend to say what we think to people we know and strangers alike.  I think this is because we don't have to see their expression.  Online we are given the option to be whoever we want to... and a lot of the time we are more able present a truer side of ourself because we're not so conscience of the fact that we may be being judged.  Since we have the internet for an 'outlet', we no longer require ourselves to be ourselves.  We allow our peers to see what it is that we want them to see and show our real self online more than in person.  The irony of this is we're being more open with complete strangers (who we used to try to make our best first impression on) than we are with the people closest to us (who used to know us best).
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Yup, I agree with Froggie and nini_nil, the people of a family would be closer and they would spend more time with each other. Also, children who are innocent wouldn't get spoiled (You know what I mean !) by Internet. But yes, there would have been many disadvantages too. We would never meet those people whom we have met online. There would be no Yahoo Answers ! We would have to go to a library every now and then whenever we have a project work at school, people of different nations would remain to be far apart and wouldn't know the cultures and traditions of other nations. Yup, there are many advantages as well as disadvantages, though, I am glad Internet is there !
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Oh my!  The computer and the Internet have totally revolutionized my life!!\n\nI actually have a social life now, online, which before I did not, because I am homebound and often bedridden.  There is an entire world at my fingertips.  A library, the worlds largest shopping mall, all the friends a person could want, information for every need, I have a life now!!\n\nI know that many tens of thousands and more of people like me feel totally liberated by the internet.  Also, I love to read, but my vision is too poor to read most books, but if they are in digital format, I can increase the light and fontsize to where I can read it comfortably, and dont have to hold a book or turn pages.\n\nAnd on top of it all, I met my hubby online, can keep in contact with my kids and grandkids and parents, all of whom live in another country.\n\nIt's been an awesome thing in my life.
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No. It is dangerous to make friends with strangers on the internet.
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Yes, the internet is addictive and treated in the medical profesion. There are support groups that deal with WWW addicitons.
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How old are you? I think it's okay as long as you can use internet and haven't senile...
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definately not, \nmake a to-do list, try NOT TO go on the internet...... do things with friends or join a club or activity to make your life more regimented
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Most people don't feel comfortable finding themselves added to someone they don't know,they feel threatened.\nI am not sure if our studies will get affected by this. but if you spend so much time online chatting you will certainly get bad marks.
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Yes sure. U can talk about drugs, cigarette smoking,\nfriend influence, influential movies and peer groups, aggressive behavior, internet addict, sex education, beauty tips and clothes etc...\nThere are too many subjects
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Of course it's possible, I have a few friends on the net that I never talk to other than email, but we can talk about anything.  It takes the pressure and judgment off that you might get from someone you know for real.
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Do you like using the Internet?
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I dont think so.\n\nYa you have to take the internet technology into consideration and not internet persay.\n\nHow could we book our air tickets, how could we communicate with friends half way round the globe, how could we even dream of video phony?\n\nI dont think the present life can sustain without internet technology.
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Depending upon the places that you look, being online cannot cause you to be depressed. Some of my best friends are on the internet. Being on the internet is like being around people. People are human and some people don't think about what they say or how it affects others. There is no way to keep them from doing this either in person or on the internet. The best way is to avoid them. If one should write to a question that you have posted, know that it is them and not you. Find better places to spend time on the internet and better friends on the internet.
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Not really:  I see it more as 'coming full circle.'\n\nFirst, in the olden days, (before TV, movies, & even radio!) people entertained each other all the time.  People who played paino or guitar or harmonica were the musical part of the 'program,' everyone knew (as we do now) at least one quick wit who was good for laughs, and if nothing else, the dumbest person in the group could be counted upon to say or do somethign interesting now & then.  And, all of this could be entertaining without reaching the same level of sophistication because it made up for that by allowing direct, immediate feedback.  Entertainment was more of a conversation; likewise, conversation was a bigger part of entertainment.\n\nWith the coming of all these professional entertainment technologies, people saw the possibilities of the entertainment becoming more sophisticated, but didn't recognize what they were giving up in exchange.  But it also didn't matter, because they didn't spend so much time at computers (or, to a lesser extent) on the phone.  Instead, they were conducting much of their business & personal affairs face-to-face.  So, they still had enough direct-feedback, face time in their lives.\n\nNow, we spend SO MUCH LESS time directly interacting with each other, we have (consciously  or subconsciously) come to realize that the polished and very impersonal entertainment no longer makes up for the missing interaction.  So, we come back around to a more 'personal' form of entertainment.\n\nWe're still not finished, though.  The level of feedback available has increased, but I'm guessing that it still isn't enough to fulfill our social needs.  There will either be another shift that makes entertainment even more personal (more 2-way webcamming may be one way that happens,) or people will begin to drift farther away from all the electronic entertainments, in favor of more personal time.  That would be a continuation of the trend away from movies & TV, and toward the internet, of which this site is an exellent example of 'conversations.'
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internet.  and child and parental psychology books and guides.
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Does it matter? The Internet is everywhere...
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The dwindling lack of social skills brought about by our increasing use of communications and internet technology.  How much face-to-face interaction do we have anymore to carry out our responsibilities at work and at home?  Nearly all tasks of our daily lives can be conducted via email, internet, IM, etc.  Even though the world is becoming "smaller", we, as individuals, are becoming more isolated from one another.