INCREASING DEPENDENCY ON THE INTERNET

Today, we all live in a reality where it is extremely troublesome for us to do numerous things without the assistance of internet. We can without much of a stretch find numerous arrangements accessible online for making our lives more straightforward. Because of this reason, our reliance on the internet is expanding step by step. Today, there is not really anything which we can't do on the internet. Individuals can get to their financial balances, pay their bills, get tutors, watch films, seek knowledge, communicate with companions and so forth. Besides, this rundown can be longer and in future, we can expect even increment in this reliance on the internet. Internet has truly developed as extraordinary choice of doing numerous things without leaving our homes. We can without much of a stretch give the case of shopping in light of the fact that according to the most recent trends accessible an ever increasing number of individuals thinking that it’s simpler and convenient to purchase on the internet.

'Technology reliance' in brain research speech is more able than 'technology addiction'. Utilization of technology is immense to the point that specialists have begun prescribing to go for ‘technology detox'.

There is no foreswearing; PDAs, PCs and other individual electronic gadgets assist us with connecting with our family and companions in a split second. Working guardians in the present occupied lives oversee everything so effectively with the utilization of data and correspondence technology (ICT). However, positively these gadgets are contrarily impacting our connections. A family sitting together has regularly been seen utilizing singular mobile phones or PCs and so forth.

Let’s discuss the pros and cons of internet:

PROS:

·       Communication can happen globally and in real time.

·       More work can be done in lesser time and effort for example online payments, shopping, etc.

·       Information of all kinds is available and this is highly beneficial for students and researchers.

·       Speed of transactions has been increased by digital payments.

·       Freelancing is easier than ever before.

CONS:

·       There can be invasion of privacy. Data is not at all secure on the web now-a-days.

·       Over exposure to the kids can be a real problem, especially if there is no parental supervision.

·       The biggest problem is addiction of the technology and free internet. Without realizing an average man waste at least 4-5 hours each day scrolling through social media feeds or watching videos.

·       Productivity decreases with this mindless use of internet.

With the new cheaper plans of internet coming up, we have almost forgotten about the ill-effects it’s causing. We are becoming slaves to this technology and almost free internet (JIO). We have to rethink about our priorities; else it might get too late. Internet is meant to be our slave, but it’s turning out to be the other way round. Let us free ourselves from this addiction, let’s not remain chained to the Internet.