Is The Internet A Good Thing

yeh just like the AOL advert...

is the internet a goodthing

i personaly think it is but that there needs to be a international governing body or something to make sure it isnt abbused...

what do u think?

The internet is brilliant!

It makes everyone across the world be able to contact each other instantly.

Also, the internet is a great advertising tool!

Yes, there are bad apples like peodophiles, but isn't that the same as everything?

I mean, we don't go looking on strange inhumain sites like that, do we? No.

The internet has been the best teacher i have ever had. Don't get me wrong i learned abit at school, but it was'nt what i wanted to know so i never really bothered myself. The net has thousands of tutorials and to be honest, if it did'nt i would'nt of seen myself buying books to learn what i wanted to no.

Personally i don't think i would of ever of got into graphics and web design if i hadn't of had the net at home. It's the only thing i have wanted to do for the past few years.

The net deffinitly needs some kind of monitoring tho', all you hear about is child pornography perverts being scooped on everyday, but for them to distribute thos images/videos across the net there going to need some kind of hosting. Thats the only thing that baffles me is why they can't monitor such traffic. So in my opnion some kind of governing body would definitely be welcomed to help weed out that type of perversion.

Good point D3e, just shows that some people sacrifice their morals for a bit of cash.

Yes and No.

Yes, for the fact that you can learn almost anything on the internet. You can meet people easier and enjoy talking to people around the country.

No, for the fact of sexual predators charges increasing insanely since the internet became really big. Plus you may become addicted to the internet and it's websites (Xanga, MySpace, etc.)

the internet makes the world go 'round. it is a brilliant invention with is exponentially helpful to our society.

unfortunately, people have taken advantage of it, and it is not a breeding house for drugs, pornography, and warez. If only our society didn't have to screw everything good up whenever they come around.

i recone d3e sums it up nicely.

it gets me hard :P...
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...nipples lol
don't get to excited.
na i like the internet, but there is always -ve with something that is positive to peoples life. Like obesity is on the rise, people not interacting socially with people and using the internet for friends don't get me wrong but u need to be able to interact with something other than a computer. lol...

THE INTERNET IS FOR PORN

The elderly population of Florida thinks that the internet is bad.


Moral of the story: Swim or swallow; adapt or die. The internet is here, it's now, and it's definitelly future.

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The internet is brilliant!

It makes everyone across the world be able to contact each other instantly.

Also, the internet is a great advertising tool!

Yes, there are bad apples like peodophiles, but isn't that the same as everything?

I mean, we don't go looking on strange inhumain sites like that, do we? No.
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I do. Aaaannnnnyyyyyyyway, the internet owns! Without it, we couldn't have posted this topic! Lol! Oh yea, just kidding about that "looking on strange inhumain sites" part!

I agree with most of the members who just posted. But a Big Brother is NOT what we want. That now limits (who we talk to out of country aka Unwarrented Wiretaps, what we do on the internet, waht we watch, what books we read.) Think about it. Internet should remain free of shit like that

Yea but then important info could get into the wrong hands...

Internet pwns. Don't hate, participate.

no governing! thats what makes it great sir! freakin china telling google to take things off because it doesnt want its people to know how badly they are being mistreated. IT SUCKS! well, i own the internet, so it has to be good.

there NEEDS to be a balance between good and bad. You cant protect everyone. Internet will remain wihtout big brother