'Expert' Opinion

Yet another update

Here We Go:

Today Cnet posted an article about social isolation and the net.

Turns out that despite popular belief, the Internet does not cause people to withdraw from society. As with last weeks post, I wish I could say I was surprised. Again, the specialists seem to be out of the loop.

The study/survey that was preformed actually found that people can in some ways expand their social interactions. Which again, is hardly unexpected. Yes, there are those few horror stories of people spending their entire lives on WoW (and in some really rare cases, dying because of it) but overall people understand the idea of 'moderation'.

Yes, sitting in front of the computer all day seems to lesson peoples interaction with other people. But at the same time, it opens up entirely new ways for people to interact with others. People are spending on social networking sites, which unsurprisingly, help people socialize with others. In addition to social networking, you've got forum chats and instant messaging. People on a whole are using the Internet in ways that help them interact with people. Not to avoid them. Just because someone frequently makes spends time on the Internet it doesn't automatically imply that they don't go out with friends on Friday night.

It's about time that the 'experts' realized this. Hopefully it'll spread around some more, and I'll get less flack from the technologically challenged. It probably won't, but I can dream.

Quote of the Day:

"Whoever controls the media, controls the mind."
- Jim Morrison