Isolation of the Internet.
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Isolation of the Internet The Internet can be considered the most extraordinary technology invented in the twentieth century. The original purpose of the Internet when it was designed thirty years ago was to provide a reliable way for America to communicate in a post-nuclear situation. The creators might not have imagined how popular the Internet would become nor how dramatic it would impact the society after thirty years. Today, the Internet has become one of the most controversial issues because the changes caused by the Internet are too sudden for the society to adjust. One of the controversies is that the Internet seems to make people more isolated because the Internet has allowed many tasks that could mean spending a lot of time and traveling long distance ten years ago to be easily done without leaving one's chair. As a consequence, people neglect interaction with real people when they spend...


