In the modern world, it is difficult to find any person who is unfamiliar with the Internet. It is an entertaining sight to watch people who have buried their eyes on their Internet, not noticing anything around. Lines of people buried in their phones run through the streets to come home and bury their eyes on the computer. Instead of living their lives honestly, unhappy people are forced to make money or study online, making them highly addicted to technology. However, it should be said that unfortunate people forget about real life and spend everything on the Internet, forgetting about honest communication and becoming sick.
Every person is preached in school, university, and at work about the harmful effects of the Internet. People hear that if they are heavily addicted, their lives will be ruined, their partner will leave, and they will die alone. A person addicted to the Internet spends almost all his time in the virtual world and does not notice what is happening around him (Alimoradi et al. 53). It is tough to control oneself in such a state; first of all, private life suffers. However, the worst thing is the instability in the psyche, imbalance, and inability to notice other things, which will ultimately lead to depression and complete abstraction from the real world. Therefore, the solution to such a problem is quite simple, and other people need to let them enjoy the Internet until they get bored.
An excellent hobby for the Internet limits honest communication, and often people refuse to go out with friends or travel with their parents for it. The Internet becomes a friend to a person whom they want to have. The Internet is a natural person that dictates its own rules and opinions. People go for a walk with him, and the Internet tells and shares the news with their friends. Moreover, he is always there and comforts in sad situations. However, all this is an imaginary perception of reality, and a person is hiding from severe problems in his life on the Internet.
Psychologists and psychiatrists believe that Internet addiction is a disease, and like any disease, it is easier to prevent than cure. People began to abuse the Internet and live a virtual life, forgetting the real world (Pan et al. 3). Many believe that the impact of technology on the community’s life will lead to limited and irreversible consequences. The Internet will control people’s minds, and they will stop reading and being interested in science. However, what is wrong with that if people will have joyful life in this case? The average intelligence of the population will fall to record lows. Nevertheless, the widespread belief is that the more stupid a person is, the more happiness will arise. This, of course, is the right direction since it is always pleasant for a person to feel happy.
Social media is also a widespread problem of internet addiction. The original goal of social media was to enable people to communicate freely in the virtual world. Nowadays, social networks for many people are of much greater importance, sometimes being the meaning of life (Savci and Aysan 207). However, it is interesting that in the Middle Ages, such a way of communication would clearly have reduced the waiting time and possibly several wars for a lady’s heart.
In conclusion, it should be said that all higher-level problems do not carry any guidance to action. In modern society, one can observe a decline in Internet addiction since no one needs money, so making money on the Internet. Moreover, there is no talk about studying either, because all students are used to looking for the necessary information only in libraries. Since the influence of the Internet is weakening by itself, the excessive concern expressed can be directed to other areas of public life.
Works Cited
Alimoradi, Zainab, et al. “Internet addiction and sleep problems: A systematic review and meta-analysis.” Sleep Medicine Reviews, vol. 47, 2019, pp. 51-61.
Pan, Yuan-Chien, Yu-Chuan Chiu, and Yu-Hsuan Lin. “Systematic review and meta-analysis epidemiology of internet addiction.” Neuroscience & Biobehavioral Reviews, vol. 19, no. 4, pp. 3-16.
Savci, Mustafa, and Ferda Aysan. “Technological addictions and social connectedness: predictor effect of internet addiction, social media addiction, digital game addiction and smartphone addiction on social connectedness.” Dusunen Adam: Journal of Psychiatry & Neurological Sciences, vol. 30, no. 3, 2017, pp. 202-216.