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so in today's world it seems as though everything i could ever need to do can be done on the internet.
i can work on the internet
i can bank on the internet
i can play games on the internet
i can watch films on the internet
i can watch live TV on the internet
i can listen to music on the internet
i can communicate with all my friends at once on the internet
i can talk face-to-face with the friends i like on the internet
i can get a girlfriend / boyfriend on the internet
i can shop for groceries on the internet
i can buy a new car on the internet
i can send my special someone flowers, chocolates and a birthday card on the internet
i can book a holiday to Japan on the internet
i can learn about the history of Cornish Pasties on the internet
i can find out pretty much any piece of information i want on the internet
and this is just the stuff you have a choice to do over the internet or not; many many things are being phased out (or already have been) in favour of internet-equivalents.
is this too much for the modern human being?
imagine what would happen if suddenly the internet went down and [b]never[/b] came back. could we as a species cope?
are we putting too many of our needy eggs in the one basket that is the internet?
do we really need to rely on technology [i]this [/i]much?
discuss.
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Edited by o0MrCheesy0o: 3/24/2013 12:03:16 PMAre we relying too much on the auto-mobile nowadays? Are we relying too much on the microwave oven-nowadays? Are we relying too much on electricity nowadays? Are we relying too much on the spear nowadays? (cave-man times?) That train of thought can go on and on, until you come to the final conclusion that we're just relying "too much" on technology, but that's something mans been doing since forever. Everything you've listed can still be done via traditional means though, so we're not reliant on the internet for them - it's just there, as an alternative.