So, apparently the Internet has its own day-“One Web Day”- where people talk about it, lavish in it, spit on it, and obsess over it. I guess anything that has its own day must be pretty important right? RIGHTThe sad truth is, the Internet has become a friend to me. It’s there pretty much whenever I need it. Heck, you might say it's the most reliable friend I've got. The Internet allows me to access the whole world with the click of a button. I can check the weather, listen to music, look at pictures, and read the news, among other things. I mean, it's pretty much made the newspaper obsolete in my eyes - no more cumbersome page turning or blackened finger tips. Yes!
Although, when something this reliable creeps into your life, it sure is easy to become reliant on it. If I go without the Internet for an entire day, it feels as if I’ve been cut off from the world, like I am somehow missing something incredible important. *Sigh* I didn’t want to say it, but I guess the Internet really is an addiction – an addiction with thorns. For now, I (and millions of others around the world) spend a great deal of their time sitting and relying on the Internet to get them through the day.
What would happen if the Internet disappeared? – global withdrawal?
What would happen if it were never invented? – a happier, healthier more independent society?
"One Web Day." 22 Sep 2008. <http://onewebday.org/?page_id=290>.
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