Impact on the individual
The impact
of IT on the individual is a great one, these past 10 years has seen the rise
of the social media machine giving people the opportunity to connect with the
world. Though this is very exciting it is also in my opinion something to be
cautious of. IT has given us a variety of freedoms especially to the individual
that allows us communicate with friends and family at the push of a button
whether that’s through email or social media. But has it come with a price? In
this day and age the majority of people especially teenagers have access to the
internet which I feel has made people more anti social in terms of actual face
to face contact, when I was younger I was always out at my friends house or
just generally outside but as time went on I would start using MSN to chat with
my friends instead of actually speaking to them. Don’t get me wrong the
internet and social media is great just not all the time, what do you think?
Now just one more thing on my mind now, what about the people with no access to
the internet I wouldn't say it was impossible to live but it would make it a
lot more inconvenient, things like checking your bank, paying your bills,
getting insurance, and looking for work because the Jobcentre is now doing all
its applications online. Do you think you could go without internet for a week I
know I couldn't.
I think life is becoming really difficult for people with no access to IT. So many companies don't want to contact you by letter so you need an email address. An example would be Insurance companies that prefer to email all the policy documents.
ReplyDeleteI agree Isobel companies are wanting to save costs by doing things electronically, but to be fair it is a lot easier as you get it straight away and print it rather than having to wait for a letter.
DeleteIt's a matter of finding the right balance between social medias and being social, If you can find that balance then your golden.
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