The internet: endless fascination OR romoting distraction

The internet has become known as the mother ship of all information from all over the world; known as the place where the average person can go looking for one piece of information and come out with dozens more facts and articles than one could imagine. The internet has become the most widely used tool in colleges and other schools for reports, studies, and other educational purposes in recent years and for good reason: the internet is capable of providing almost unlimited knowledge. Everything from scientific journals to worldwide news can be found on one site or another on the internet. Being "connected" has brought people from around the world closer to each other and has led to scientists, scholars, and the everyday man from around the globe to share ideas, discoveries, and evidence with one another. Critics to the wonderful tool have said that it is nothing more than a distraction, no matter what good it has brought us, and that the internet contains information that is deemed unnecessary or inappropriate, but who is to say what information is useless? The best part about the internet is that you can find virtually any information, whether it’s relevant or not. Being distracted and loafing around on the internet is not the internet's itself fault, but rather the user. The internet cannot take you to a site that is distracting from your work, study, or that paper that is due first thing in the morning, the user has to make that decision himself. For downtime and relaxation, the internet is still a useful tool, letting you take your mind off of work or school and helping you connect and talk with friends, family, or loved ones no matter how far away. The internet is not some useless distraction; it is a tool that has helped better the lives of many around the world.