Chapter3--The dangers of blogging

After reading the required material over chapter 3, a sudden curiosity came over me. This chapter talks about bloggers and how research is very important and bla bla bla. Well I totally and 100% agree with that, but what I don't agree with is the complete positiveness over the internet. Although I use my cell phone and the computer WAY too much, I wish we didn't have these things. I think that people's communication skills are suffering because of the internet(blogging) and texting and what not. If people want to do research, I think the best way is to go out and research the real world. Go out and get a book, or observe for themselves. I realize now all things are observable and the internet makes things a lot easier, but the internet also hurts us in a lot of ways. I think the internet can be addicting and can delay us on certain tasks we need to get done. On page 164 it talks about Alicia and how she is a shy person and keeps things to herself. To let her feelings out, she keeps an online journal. I think it is sad that she feels comfortable writing all her feelings online but she can't talk to people about them in real life. I think the internet just makes things harder for people in the long run. But maybe i'm wrong. Who knows. Blogs can be a good thing, I guess, but I mainly see them as a bad thing.