Do you think most of the youngsters are spolied in using internet wrongly?

@alienstar (5142)
India
June 25, 2010 11:15pm CST
These days more and more people are attracted to internet and will be using it for their own purpose.We do see many young school and college going students using internet for wrong purpose as they tend to waste more time on searching unwanted sites which will not help them in anything as these will result only in blocking their studies or other extracurricular activities.Children are more exposed to indoor activities after they get introduced to internet and that is really bad as they don't tend to get more exercise like olden day children used to get.
5 responses
@digidon (165)
• Philippines
26 Jun 10
Well, in my opinion, we are in the information age where people get the data from the internet. It wasn't their fault if the internet was there to help them. In terms of indoor activities, it depends on the usage of the Internet... it's up to the person who sees his/her perspective... but for me, the information needed is there already...
@alienstar (5142)
• India
27 Jun 10
Informations are needed and definitely can be got by internet , but here the problem we are discussing is children do make use of internet for other unwanted things which is actually a waste of time and nothing else and they should be guided in a proper way so that they limit their activities and use the internet in a better way so that it will help them in a useful way
• India
26 Jun 10
Hi, I too believe what you suggested here. As long as there will be internet, there will be abuses. Most of the times the internet in school and colleges block several unacceptable sites. So they are not strong sources of abuse. The main abuse originates in domestic internet connections. Internet can be helpful in studies and other positive activities. Internet is good for many use. But it depends on the person who is using it. There are infinite sources of offensive material over internet. Even gaming and other stuffs are so engrossing that children lost their vital time in them. Extracurricular activities among young people have significantly decreased over past few decades. Some guidance and administration is necessary. This can be achieved by spreading awareness among parents. Thanks. God bless you
@alienstar (5142)
• India
27 Jun 10
Parents should take note of this and as you said children like to stay indoors getting connected to internet than getting involved in outdoor activities which is actually very good for their health.Olden days children used to get engaged in playing outside and now that lots of entertainments are available online, they tend to stay indoors and that is really bad living which should not be encouraged at all
@megamatt (14292)
• United States
27 Jun 10
One of teacher's said it best when he said that the Internet was both the best and worst things that ever happened to humanity. It is a statement that is absolutely true. I think that much like anything else, it can be used and then what's worse it can be abused. There is nothing wrong with the Internet. It's just that some of the people who use it. Then again, you will have that with anything. The greatest things in the world can be misused time and time again. Yet, once used right, something like the Internet can help his enrich the world. I think the real problem is children not setting their priorities straight. When I was young, it was homework first, then fun. That way everything gets done. Believe me, I can see someone easily thinking that they are only going to spend a short amount of time on the Internet and then it ballooning into several more hours. Time can get away from his all too easily after all. Still, the Internet is great and the Internet is also simultaneously bad. It's just one of those things that it is what it is.
• China
26 Jun 10
Yes,that is the reality.Too many young people like using internet,but they just do some useless things on it,some even do some bad things.I was one like that months before,but now I have found some useful things to do.
@alienstar (5142)
• India
27 Jun 10
By going through your sentence, i think you are also young and might be in college life as this is the stage where people tend to do mistakes or waste enough time for nothing.I didn't say that one should not get into entertainment part in internet as even entertainment is also required for everybody, but there should be a certain limit for that or else things might become worse
@qianyun6 (2067)
• China
26 Jun 10
I think the problem is not internet, but the lack of guide. Internet is really useful in morden lives, can you live without it? So it's good for children to know how to use internet. But there should be someone lead them to the right way. Not waste time in online games etc.
@alienstar (5142)
• India
27 Jun 10
You are right, but at young age people don't understand and get easily carried away by other external useless factors which effect their life badly.Moreover even if you guide them, they don't follow that easily as the age is like that and if you force on them or put restrictions they might do their things in your absense and that is still worser