Journal 9

In the world today, there isn’t anything that is done that doesn’t include the involvement of a computer. Computers have made things in this world hundreds of times easier for people. There have been several benefits, but with those benefits, there are several negatives. With the positives, that computers have made there are numerous examples. One would be simply internet access for the average person. With how common computers are and how accessible they are, it is very easy to find information on any topic you wish to find. One Google search can find you mountains of information that could have taken you a few days to a few years to find before computers were accessible. Another way the world is safer through computers is the implementation of verification systems. Verification in the world now is a very vital addition to anything pertaining to personal information. Without the introduction of verification methods, anyone would be able to pose as anyone to gain information or steal identities without any trouble. The last positive to be mentioned will virtual school. With covid becoming the biggest issue in the world in 2020, virtual schooling has become something that would have never been possible without computers. As for the negatives of computers, the first one would be how easily people get sucked into their internet lives and lose touch with how to live their lives outside of a computer. This affects more people than you’d think and has a negative effect on those people’s social skills and interactions. Another negative would be the way hacking has become such a safety hazard when utilizing computers. Nowadays you must be careful on the internet because one wrong click can mean your entire computer can be compromised. The last negative I’d add is how a computer’s convenience has caused people to be less safe about the way they go about things. People put less and less effort into protecting themselves because they have a computer to do everything.

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