When asked the question "Is the Internet a distracting and dizzying or does it allow our inquiries to be 'free flowing and uninterrupted'?" my first inclination is to say yes, the Internet is often a dizzying place.
Firstly, the Internet is so full of websites and various information that it is easy to get distracted and lost. A simple Google search for "pizza recipes" leads you down a rabbit hole of words and images related to food that may or may not be pizza, and then you find yourself looking at a recipe for cocktails and then...Oooo, look, there's a sale at Shoedazzle.com! You click on the Shoe Dazzle advertisement, browse shoes for a while and then....oh I need a handbag to match my new pair of heels (if I even decide to buy them. I mean, I could find a cheaper pair on Amazon.com.) So you go to Amazon.com and browse shoes for a while, then clothes, then electronics, then movies. You suddenly wonder if there are any good secondhand movies for sale on Craigslist. They will almost certainly be cheaper. Off to Craiglist.com, where you find not only movies, but halfway decent cars for sale in your area, along with a few people desperately looking for a "date" for the night. Well, that's too creepy, but maybe there will be some decent people on Match.com......Wait....what did I go online for in the first place?
The Internet has so much information and resources that you can hypothetically find just about anything you need with a few simple clicks. However, the Internet is full of things just waiting to distract you from all the information you really wanted. Yes, the Internet is a well of nearly limitless knowledge, but there's just so many distractions that is can be overwhelming to many people.
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| Oh, right! I wanted pizza! |
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