The Influence of Internet on Human Lifestyles

Individuals’ lifestyles in the developed world have recently changed due to disruptive innovation and advancement in technology. The use of the Internet has since changed how people spend their time at work, at home, shopping, and entertaining themselves, as well as how humans interact with one another (Jones et al. 28-47). According to recent estimates, the number of internet users worldwide has grown since 2015 to nearly 3.2 billion (Griffiths 119-125). Adults’ online time, especially on Web sites, has increased dramatically by a large percentage (Griffiths 119-125). Internet growth continues around the globe has people in both developed countries, and underdeveloped nations have revolutionary understood the importance of social media applications like Instagram, Telegram, Google + among other social media platform when it comes to communication. In consideration to how adults spend their time either on Telegram, Google+, Facebook, Twitter, Instagram or Whatsapp there is a great need to regulate how much time is spend online as most adults dissipate a lot of time and vehemence on these platforms. Technological encroachment regarding internet users’ growth indicates, even more worries as it that internet may lead to social segregation, psychosomatic health issues, and loss of human ingenuity among adults. Internet revolutionary has changed how people communicate, and how people access information in their daily life (Jones et al. 28-47). The report by experts about the extent of social isolation should not be judged as new debates on these matters have a raised. A full statement on the topic of social isolation has argued that many adults, particularly in developed countries, are wasting time more than 8 hours a day online compared to time their spend on other commotions. As mentioned by (Griffiths) in his article, isolation as lead to the decline in discussion of important issues, close ties with friends and neighborhoods, and voluntary associations. As deduced by various studies Internet has developed an environment of social isolation, health complications and loose of human activity. Some of the health complications that may result from excessive use of internet are eye-sight problems which can arise in cancer of the eye (Nie et al. 213-243) Regarding social isolation, these reports argued that the ties supported by the social media including Facebook, Instagram or Google+ are relatively weak and geographically isolated. Experts also point out that through the use of internet and modern technology people have been able to interact as well as sharing of information which according to them the idea of social isolation does not exist. Earning a living online is one benefits internet apart from its numerous disadvantages According to real online earners the more their spend time online, the more their earn money which means that internet is a source of employment (Suhail et al. 297-306)

Time Consuming

Time spent on social media platforms such as Facebook or Instagram can be used on face to face communication and interaction instead of spending more time on social media. Various researchers have looked down up social media platforms as modern means of time-consuming or time vacuum technologies (Suhail et al. 297-306). The argument by researchers also indicates that before decided of what type of social media to use a person must consider some factors. These factors include content assessment, user research time and what exactly an individual is looking over the internet to avoid time-consuming. The recent study led by top researchers explored that a feeling of omission cannot be avoided when people come across some photographs. Pictures captured might have been from a friend’s party, enjoyment events which can trigger a sense of jealousy or even self-doubting questions about their personality. The study also suggests that happiness is correlated with popularity in social media, but many people in social media are not happy as a result of the correlation between friendship and prevalence (Junco 187-198). The reports also perceived that social isolation has increased due to distorted feelings and beliefs. Too much exposure to the internet brings pessimistic approached, it said that people who spent most of their time on the internet come across various articles with different information. The information exposure in those reports frequently changed how people think about others as these articles contain information including murder, stereotype making them isolated to their friends and relatives (Griffiths 119-125). Internet exposure also varies on how individuals beliefs as well as their worldviews. Researchers have mentioned that internet exposure has increased social isolation as information people come across are negative from what other people believe in such as the node of dressing, culture and religious beliefs.

Mental Illness

Psychological illness is a health condition related to thinking abilities, behavior and emotion. In the past years, mental illness can be compared to family distress or family problems, or problems in the performance in social, work or family activities (Nie et al. 213-243). Recently most of the psychological problem has been correlated to internet users. Signs and symptoms of mental complications include depression, loneliness, and low self-esteem, and aggressive heightened as a result of the internet addition. It is also reported that more than 25 percent of adults using their mobile phones have experienced cyberbullying not once but at various times. The report also shows that 52 percent of adults have been bullied over the internet which has led to mental illness related problems (Junco 187-198). Suicidal bullying and self-harm have increased in the precedent years especially among individuals who participate in watching television and playing video games have improved as well. Individuals who play games online, watching movies and those spending most their time online are prone to develop emotional stress, advance anxiety experience experienced and depression which are signs and symptoms of mental distress. Mental illness has been majorly increased as majorities of human demography are associated with the internet (Griffiths119-125). An individual bond with the internet has been related to the low level of well being due to internet activities. Some of these exercises include playing games and watching action movies over the internet has increased mental illness complications.

Human Creativity

Creativity is acquired through individuals’ imagination and originality of mind (Nie et al. 213-243). The uniqueness of ideas which an individual possess defines how creative that person is. In contemporary world it hard to find people with the ability to possess these unique ideas has everything is found on the internet. Finding information over the internet has made it unfeasible to discover adult who is creative as all information are available online. People only need to access the internet to find to gather information they want. According to (Griffith’s) study conducted in 2010 indicates that internet only teaches individuals’ how to view, follow or like which often undermine individuals’ creative process. Internet always insists on specify the genre of writing. The specification on one genre of writing has reduced the capability of adults thinking pattern. The Internet has the various impacts on users which include the low level of creativity as individuals tend to rely on information they are accessing in their laptops, smartphones, and desktop computers (Jones 28-47). With the inversion of the internet as well as it modification has influenced individuals’ resulting in lack of good thinker worldwide. The Internet has turned people into superficial and scattered thinkers also evidenced by assorted of scientific studies. These studies also emphasize those individuals who are internet addicted lack knowledge retention in comparison to people who source information directly in the focused and dignified way (Nie et al. 213-243).

Conclusion

People who use the internet are likely to waste a lot of time as it consumes time as explained by (Junco). The span of time wasted can be prevented and converted into real life situation that can be used for human productivity instead of its wastage. Time lost on the internet may also be utilized in other activities which are dynamic to the human being rather than those which are infertile. Health effects which are related to psychological health like loneliness, depression, and low self-esteem which can be done away with, if people decrease the time they are spending online (Junco 187-198). The extensive evidence shows that those people who spend a lot of time online bowed into scattered thinkers and shallow- thinkers’ beings as a result of constant interruptions and distractions. Individuals are therefore advised to spend less time online to eradicate societal isolation, mental complications, and declined of human view (Nie et al. 213-243)

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