Through the past decade, our use of technology have significantly increased. To many people, in fact almost everyone, technology have become an irreplaceable factor in their lives. Of all the technologies we have in hand these days, internet is the the one that almost no one can live without. Every second you see a person, they have to be doing something related to the use of internet no matter if they are on their smartphones or their computers. The fact that the internet provides us with an simpler and easy lifestyle is undeniable because it is true that almost anything we need can be accessed at home through the internet. However, over relying on the internet would only alter in our ability to get things done physically eventually creating a generation of lazy people.
Similar to a convenient store, the internet creates this atmosphere in which people can get things done quickly without having the need of transportation. Back in the days when internet was not as advanced as it is now, people would used to have to physically arrive at a certain location to get things like finding information in a library, getting groceries, and submitting an important document done. Compared to the past, now it is way more convenient with the internet. Getting information for a paper can be as easy as a click and you can even skip the visit to your nearby grocery store since you’ve got sites where you could get your groceries delivered right to your home. Although the internet is really convenient and useful, it could easily get people attached to it. Think of the internet as a drug, once you get addicted, it would be extremely hard to eliminate it similarly, over relying on the internet will only result in the thought that going out to complete certain tasks is unnecessary. Once a person gets addicted to the internet use, if you were to ask that person to go anywhere, they would rather stay home because all they want now is to stay at their comfort zone alone with their internet.
Personally, I can relate to this situation that may have been experienced by many others. The internet is like the greatest thing ever created in the universe but constant use of it just turns a person into another. For me, ever since I’ve started to use the internet I’ve come to realize that I have turned from an “outside” person to an “inside” person. I no longer feel the urge or need to go out and do things but instead I feel the urge and need to stay home and do nothing but browse through the internet. When you actually come to think about it, this behavior is really just laziness. Probably anyone who uses the internet could relate with me.
Internet and technologies are great things for us. They provide for us with entertainment and help but over reliance on them will only increase our laziness as if we’re not lazy enough. Instead of not using the internet at all maybe we should try to learn to control the amount of time in which we use the internet. This way, in the near future, we wouldn’t have to face the fact that we had contributed to the creation of a generation of lazy people.
