The internet has been an insane invention, and I’m glad that I’ve been apart of the generation to grow up with it. I have always been so in awe of the development over the years and I know it will keep expanding, because I don’t think it’s going anywhere. I think we have become so reliant on the internet that we are too far gone, meaning that without it I think our society would really suffer. We use the internet now for finding jobs, ordering groceries, finding love, literally everything these days. It would be really hard to go on with something happened to it. For example, if the internet crashed like the economy did during the corona virus crisis, it would put everyone’s lives at a huge halt.

The internet is used in many different ways, and it can be best viewed generationally. Yes the internet came before social media, but I think without social media, the internet would be at a standstill. I think less people would be aware of the updates of the world, out of touch with each other and the trending topics of what they care about. My parents for example, who are 55, aren’t really into social media as much as my siblings and I are, who are in the ages between 24 and 19. They prefer to get their news on T.V., at a scheduled time. They sit down with their meals and watch the news together. Me however, I just read my news on my phone. I click links and watch videos for my news, whenever wherever. In our book, it states that, “Instead of relying on professional reporters to get information about a protest in Iran, a person could just search for “Iran” on Twitter and likely end up with hundreds of tweets linking to everything from blogs to CNN.com to YouTube videos from Iranian citizens themselves. In addition, many of these tweets may actually be instant updates from people using Twitter in Iran”, (chapter 11). I think this is a great representation of how my generation consumes on social media and how it plays a roll in our lives, compared to older generations.