Comments on: AOL Discuss Good and Bad Internet

By: Eduuardo Valdés

Eduuardo Valdés — Tue, 23 Jun 2009 03:01:37 +0000

Internet, a good thing? Sure yes, sure no, why? because internet is a tool.A tool cant be good or bad so the good or bad influence of internet is our resposability. The internet will reflect its user so if good ones run out or get away from internet screaming: oh, internet is a bad thing lets close it! Internet users will be the bad ones. What the solution? Easy, if yor are a good one, blog, upload and coment!

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By: Niels

Niels — Thu, 16 Oct 2008 08:39:35 +0000

Same question as “is fire a good thing?”. It has pro’s and con’s all the same. It can be used for good and for bad. Better questions would be how can we collectively use the internet for good, and prevent it being used for bad. Like humanity has done for fire, knives, guns, explosives, etc, etc.

Then again, what is good or bad? Quite a philosophical question..

By: Thomas

Thomas — Mon, 13 Oct 2008 04:14:56 +0000

To be honest, I never imagined taking part in such a discussion. The internet is perhaps the most groundbreaking communication platform ever invented. For every abuse that can be performed on the internet there are countless enriching experience to be had. It’s a much more democratic form of media we haven’t seen ever since radio waves were shut down to amateur broadcasters. People from all political affiliations have a platform where they can band together and hold politicians accountable. Information from remote parts of the developing world can reach developed world, opening up the dissemination of such information, which had previously been a one-way street. I could go on, but I would rather simply ask why it’s productive to even ask the question whether it’s good or bad? Would an attempt to eliminate the internet not produce a much harsher result than the internet could ever pose? We don’t need to contemplate the overall virtue of the internet to try to mitigate its misuses.

By: kyle

kyle — Thu, 24 Apr 2008 18:09:39 +0000

I think you’re being a bit too cautious about them meeting strangers. Everyone knows not to give out personal details on the internet and furthermore they’re probably just talking to school friends you don’t know.
As for them not doing their homework, that’s your responsibility you should be more strict, but generally speaking the internet is one of the greatest learning tools out there.

By: susie radelwits

susie radelwits — Wed, 19 Jul 2006 09:04:28 +0000

Yes, it’s bad thing. It stops my kids from doing homework because all they want to do is go onto websites. You can talk to people on these websites and I don’t like it. I don’t know what kind of people they meet. I tried to stop them from going on but they go on when they tell me they are doing homework. Then they go on. Ever since we got the internet they don’t do their homework. It stops them from learning.

By: scott gibson

scott gibson — Sun, 02 Jul 2006 23:15:22 +0000

the internet is full of disinformation false spyware viruses etcetc i hate it with a vengance but have to tolorate its seriouse misgivings