The Internet. It is a tool that a
majority of people utilize in their daily lives, but just how exactly does it
impact people? The Internet has provided a way to do a multitude of activities
in a convenient device. For example, people can use it for entertainment, assistance
in education, and delivery services for shipping goods. That may seem pleasant,
but it doesn’t change the idea that the Internet has resulted in a generation
of young lazy people.
Many young people like to use the
Internet in their spare time. Due to the Internet’s quirkiness and for having
things everyone would enjoy, many people spend most of their time sitting down
to use the Internet instead of being active outside. Whether it is for using
social media, playing games or watching videos, using the Internet doesn’t
require much physical activity. To illustrate this idea, I personally love
using the Internet in my free time. Whenever I get done with my homework, I
always go to my laptop to either watch YouTube videos or to play games. And I
recall how often I just get absorbed into the Internet, and not realize how
much time I actually spent sitting down with my laptop in front of me. Since I
spend my free time on the Internet, I rarely go outside for physical
activities. This is because the Internet is enjoyable to use and doesn’t
require much effort. It just mesmerizes me to continue, which makes me lazy. If
the Internet didn’t exist, then I would be forced to think of other ways to
spend my time, which would lead to an increase in physical activity instead of
an increase in laziness.
Not only does the Internet makes
people physically lazy; it also makes young people mentally lazy. You ever feel
like just didn’t feel like putting the effort in to think for those homework
problems? Well, that’s what the Internet is for. Generally speaking, if a
student doesn’t want to do their homework, they would either ask their friends
for answers through social media, or they would just use the Internet to search
up the solution. While that may help the student in getting the right answer,
that may hinder the student’s ability to solve other problems in the future due
to not using their own brain to figure things out. If a student doesn’t even
care to put effort in their homework on their own, they are harming their
mental capabilities and they are being lazy. Homework provides a refresher to
lessons. Even though there are many teaching styles, teachers assign homework
for a reason: to review what was taught in class. Some people need to learn how
to think for themselves instead of relying on others to do the work for them. Some
students end up relying on the Internet too much, which only makes them lazier
every time they use it.
The Internet has also provided
another way for people to become lazy: delivery services. If you wanted to buy
something you saw on a website, you would probably order that item and have it
shipped directly to your house. The Internet provides a quick and efficient way
to deliver goods, so there shouldn’t be any problems, right? While it is
understandable that getting items online is rather convenient, it doesn’t
change the fact that some people use it while it isn’t necessary. Getting an
item shipped from overseas: reasonable. Getting an item from a place that would
require many hours to get to: reasonable. Getting an item from a place that is
literally within walking distance of less than an hour: unreasonable. Some
people enjoy the idea of having things delivered to them, but using that
service obsessively will only hinder physical activity. By using a delivery
service, people are taking away time spent walking outdoors, and it makes them
become lazier because they don’t even need to leave the house. If a place is
within walking distance, a person can easily just take a few minutes to get to
that place without any problems; they don’t need to use a delivery service for
that.
The Internet is full of ups and
downs. It does provide convenience in many aspects of life, but it also harms
people by making them lazier. And it’s only going to be even worse for future
generations when technology becomes even more advanced. More advanced
technology means more conveniences, which leads to people not doing things the
old fashioned way anymore. Future generations will have even lazier people than
the people in the current generation.
