An Active Generation
An Active GenerationWe have all seen the pictures, in our head and on television, of the typical Internet junkie: alone in the dark, he sits glued to the soft glow of the computer screen, hand on the mouse, eyes glaring into the screen.His eyes flutter through the endless web pages and online chats, fingers gliding over the keyboard, seemingly pressing keys at random. There is a soda by his side, and potato chip crumbs strewn about. He occasionally hasglasses, sometimes caused by the endless hours spent focusing on the close monitor. A small, glowing reflection shines off each lens, two blocks of light where his eyes should be found. His glare is blank, no emotion, no feeling, just staring into a reality many enjoy, but few enjoy. He is a heavy-set person, usually due to the endless hours sitting relaxed, not moving, accumulating bulk over time. People like this are usually in their teens or twenties - the age premier of the Internet addiction - spending their golden years in a trance. He has withdrawn himself from society, settling into his little world consisting of a computer, modem, and the vast, sprawling network named "the Internet" which is everywhere, but nowhere. The world in which you
A!dditionally, never will anything on the net be replaced by something else due to a lack of channels. If the messages are of an offensive nature, one touch of the delete key, and you can forget that one mad person, forever erasing any nagging little reminder. Never has a negative opinion or reputation disappeared with a touch of a key. Those who would not think of going on television on a live debate to support a cause are the ones who make up the majority of the net. Ever had your favorite sitcom preempted by a basketball game? How about your favorite public television educational special put on hold so they could beg for money? The net allows someone to see what they want, when they want, and how much of it they want, without any interruptions or annoying commercials. This generation has shied away from that, and chosen the Internet as the premier idea exchange location. What separates the net and other forms of communication is that in this electronic world, there are no stereotyping people on the other line; everyone is just a name, with no reference to age, sex, race, religion, or anything else. No one is publicly proud of their collection of half of Hollywood in their birthday suits. It is easier to continue your press toward your cause because the information is there all the time, waiting for someone to access it. The place which is quickly becoming our world, not just their playground. So, before you rush to judge all those "Internet Junkies" as useless slobs who will never do anything productive, remember, just like yourself in your youth, they are trying to change the world! Everyone should be allowed a chance, shouldn't they? ------------------------------------------------------------------------**Bibliography**. There is a problem with! this, though. These people have the capability to chat up a storm on IRC or create the most convincing Usenet posts. The information spread over the Internet is much purer than other mediums because very rarely does anyone put anything on the net without feeling passionately about the subject and truly believing in it. People are afraid now, repulsed by what they see on their magic screens.
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