This post is commenting on Alex Mei’s “Internet: Useful Tool Or Dangerous Weapon?” post.

“The internet has also been a more effective and efficient way for people to hurt one another” is the statement written by Alex Mei that I do not 100% agree with. The reason being behind my choice is that the Internet itself is not to blame for hurting its users; rather it’s the other users themselves. In my perspective, the Internet has been a more effective and efficient way for people to do business and to conduct things remotely.

One of the most beneficial usages of the Internet for me is that even though I am attending UBC that is halfway across the world from where I live, I still get to see my parents face whenever I want to through the Internet. Besides connecting people together, the invention of the Internet has made people’s lives easier as people now can do, but not limited to: online banking, buying/selling online, taking online degrees, and attending online seminars (workawesome).

Other than for personal usage as listed above, the Internet is arguably the backbone of today’s economy. Without the Internet, the online stock market, will no longer function and people from other parts of the world will not be able to participate in today’s stock market. Foreign Exchange’s rapid price fluctuations will no longer be effective as data will not be able to be streamed real-time to its buyers/sellers that may be exchanging at the other side of the world.

Bessette, Bob. “10 Life-Changing Benefits of the Internet Age.” Work Awesome. Tina Shu, 21 July 2007. Web. 06 Nov. 2014. <http://workawesome.com/communication/10-life-changing-benefits-of-the-internet-age/>.
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