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The Internet : The Dependency On The Internet

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The Dependency on Internet
People were more active, people were more social in person and people were less stressed. This era of using internet is increasing every day. Wherever people go there is a phone, or at least one way to connect with internet. What happens if someone forgets their phone back home in the house? The person will feel naked since its life is in that device. The society expects to find every answer on the internet, some might even google personal questions, and this is not a normal behavior. So, is the dependency on the internet and our devices too high, or have we just forgotten what it is like to actually do things without relying on our devices?
The Internet is a good thing, people use it to find information, have an important meeting with others across the globe, stay connected and socialize with people who are not in front of you. But in today’s society, humans use it to so much more than just to communicate. People are obsessed with the internet and their smart devices almost like Gollum is with the ring from the Lord of the Rings. This is not the correct way to communicate, in an interview with Dr. Larry Rosen, psychologist Sherry Turkle said “we are only getting ‘sips’ of connection, not real communication” (Rosen)
The 44th president of the United States; Barack Obama once said during a speech at Durant High School “The internet is not a luxury, it is a necessity”. If we look at how modern-day society is built right now then Barack Obama is

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