Teens and the internet by Louis

What is the one thing that can single handedly decimate the global adolescence population? Cut the Local Area Network or break the Modem and watch as teenagers wonder around like headless chickens looking for the double edged sword known as the internet. The modern day asset is now the Achilles Heel of the modern generation of teenagers as there so called ‘young adults’ cannot survive without its benefits, namely the inability for Social Networking, Information and Free Entertainment.

First off, social networking, the ability to build social networks or social relation is now one of the life lines of teenagers today. The surfing or procrastinating on the brain child of various geniuses’ such as Mark Zuckerberg, Chris DeWolfe and Jack Dorsey is currently a built-in habit of the worldwide teenager population. The ability to meet friends, chat with friends or finding old acquaintances is something that is done, not just daily but also, hourly and has become almost instinctive. Social networking is also a medium to express yourself, your thoughts, your opinions on any topic, with limitation on various topics of course, is an addition plus point to its global users, and also your maturity. Hence, this small invention of social networking is now as instinctive or as hard wired to teenagers as breathing, eating and thinking is, and as such, without it teenagers will be severely affected to the point of not knowing what to do with their life.

Secondly, information, one of the greatest cravings of the human species that fills the void created by the most prominent , and sometimes annoying, human instinct known as curiosity is well documented throughout history and it is not different for this generation. Teenagers now go to the internet to find additional information, fun acts for assignments, essays or the get an edge over others. Teenagers also go there to get clarity or better understanding of a topic discussed in class of the find better or more effective ways of doing something. The World Wide Web is the information super highway that is updated with up to the second information, facts, announcements and news beneficial to students. Due to the ability of getting free warehouses of information, literally at the tip of your fingers, is too much of a good thing that without it, teenagers will be lost or not as clear about something as the would be with it.

Thirdly, entertainment, the ability to get free laughs, gags, music and so on with the click of the mouse is yet another reason that internet is now one of the core items that teenagers need to continue living. Entertainment is used by teenagers to fend of boredom and it has become important to teens. Various websites such as 9gag and funnymama post jokes to allow teenagers to take in the lighter side of life while websites like YouTube lets teenagers find song that they like, listen to the gold age of music when they get bored of today’s music or listen to their favourite artists for the incredible price of absolutely nothing whenever they feel like it. These websites are now the major hotspots for teenagers to take a step back and relax and, due to this, teenagers cannot survive without the internet.

In conclusion, it is apparent that teenagers cannot survive without the World Wide Web mainly due to the fact that without it, they cannot communicate with friends, be up to date with college assignments and stave or boredom. But it is best to describe the bad effects of the internet in an example. Last time, Greek Philosophers could effectively memorize and recall thousands of words when information could not be stored and retrieved in a convenient place. Hence, it is stressed that teenagers should not continue to develop the dangerous tendency to be over-dependent on the internet.