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The Internet And The Internet

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Does the internet seclude us to our own little world, or does the internet open up the world to us? The internet being somewhat new allows us to have access to an abundance of information through out the world. Having this access allows us to educate and be more aware of what is going on around us, not isolate us to one group according to our beliefs or make us narrow minded. Being able to talk with people across the world at our finger tips has given us one touch access to meet many new people and interact in ways never possible before the internet. The internet provides a wealth of information and gives us the opportunity to connect with others in the world. The internet does link us to our friends, but I do not agree that the internet isolates us to our friends and groups whom only have the same beliefs or interests (Seife 294). For instance, I posted on Facebook my political stance on kneeling during the national anthem. That one post turned into 50 posts from my group of friends to their friends, and their friends all conversing about the stand or kneel issue. Some people chatting on this discussion was friends of friends and who are from California, Florida and Wisconsin. When all was said and done, I made new friends on Facebook which I would have never been able to meet if is was not for the internets ability to link us all together. As I stated above I did not know a lot of those commenting on my post since they are friends of friends who live out of state. We all

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