Life Without the Internet? Better or Not? An article by Vicky Mejia

In the new generation of technology many people are so used to the easy and fast way. This would include anywhere from cell phones, television, and the internet; among many. However the internet has become a huge means by which people communicate and research. This is why we decided to ask people what they would do if there was no more internet in the world or anything like it.

How many of us check our Facebook, twitter, or other types of online communications sites? These websites have enabled us to not only communicate with people but they have allowed us to do many things. People can read about what their friends or people they know are doing, check their pictures, or even chat with them. So when we asked what people would do if they didn’t have the internet, one of the major questions was, does that include Facebook? These social sites have become major parts of peoples’ lives. Thus making it not very shocking, but it just proves how much people need their social websites.

The internet is also used for research, like Googling, or even finding things out. The next big thing that was on our interviewees minds’ was how are we going to do research? One girl suggested that we would have to spend more time in the library and it would not be as convenient. Another girl talked about how we wouldn’t be able to use mormon.org. So people would not have the knowledge of the church at the click of a button. Whether the internet be for researching paper topics or the researching of a religion, life would be more complicated and even difficult without it.

It was definitely interesting to see how people thought about the loss of internet. Although there were negative feelings about it, there were still some that thought it wouldn’t be so bad. Some said that it would make life easier because they wouldn’t have those moments when the internet shuts down in the middle of something important. They said that as far as school goes, that it would also be easier because teachers would have to verbally explain things making everything more clear. They also said that once upon a time we didn’t have it, and life was still going on without it. With all of this, I learn that everyone is different on their feelings about the internet; having them being anywhere from lifeless to just fine without it.