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I agree that the internet fosters negativity because many platforms like reality tv and certain social media accounts focus on negative content to gain momentum, followers and attention.

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People focus on the negative making it seem that there is more negativity on the internet than positivity. Resulting in platforms posting negative content to attract views and reactions.

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I agree with Ataesia. News outlet function upon views and clicks. They focus on negativity even though there's positives too. They love controversial subjects because people will click on that more. This builds on how the internet builds around negativity because that's what people want to see.

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I agree with Ataesia that the internet fosters negativity. Not only does it provide space for hate and bullying, the news which is a central part of the internet is constantly negative

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I agree with Re'Vyn's assertion about why the Internet promotes negativity. Most of the media outlet's purpose is to get people clicking these articles so they can make more profit off it it. Since, the public population find negative things more interesting, it will result in the Internet having a lot of negative media.

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I agree with Ataesia's and Anja's point that deep reading is circumstantial. You'll need to read contracts carefully but you don't need to read the whole passage in the reading section of the SAT.

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I agree with Ataesia to a certain extent. Although many times deep reading really is based off of personal preference, for some people, reading in general has become hard. Sure, once you're into a book you're going to keep reading it, but for some people, it's the process of getting into a book that's hard now. They have a tendency to want to check their phones or do something else all the time while reading. For me, it's just hard to read any book in general now because my mind is always on social media or video games.

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I agree with Ataesia's point. Deep reading is based off of personal preference. It depends on the quality of the contact and what intrigues the person as a reader. People who are more interested in a certain subject will be more invested into reading the book.

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I agree with Marcus. With the introduction of the internet, our minds have shifted to a different structure with different skills replacing our deep reading superiority. The example of us looking for answers right off the bat instead of analyzing the whole text is an excellent example of how our minds have shifted.

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I agree with Marcus and Ateasia because when it comes to long readings we skim the text for answers instead of analyzing and comprehending the text.

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I agree with Ateasia that when you aren't interested in the reading but disagree that deep reading isn't irrelevant and unnatural

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I think that deep reading has become unnatural to us but not irrelevant. I agree with Marcus and Nan that the internet has made it harder for us to read, but this does not mean that it is not relevant. Deep reading helps us with focus, patience, and having a calm mind.

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Deep reading has become an unnatural and irrelevant process because the skill is no longer practiced when using the Internet. The internet results in people trying to find bits and pieces of information so they can find what they are looking for quicker. In addition to this deep reading is a very slow process and the Internet outputs information at a very quick pace so, our brains have become adjusted to doing things faster.

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I agree with Atesia. The use of our phones have became more of a habit than anything. It's become such a medium around the world that everyone has made the internet as sort of their second right hand. Society today using the internet so much day by day. No matter what race, religion, class, etc, everyone uses the internet. It's become such a normal thing that every's 'instinct' when bored or have nothing to do just pull out their phones.

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Andy gives a good point. The internet is a great tool to instantly get answers and information. The problem is the people who let the internet control them instead of controlling the internet for their use.

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Anja makes a good point. While know our limitations when it comes to our internet use, but what about future generations who grows up with this level of technology. It should raise concern because the internet is already affecting the current generation, so what other damage will it do?

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I agree with both Jaela and Marcus. Although there is negativity there is also positivity in everything

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I agree with Re'Vyn that there are negative and positive sides to everything. As for Ms. Dursa's question, the negative side of quick information is that we as a society have lost patience.

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I agree with Jaela's point. The Internet is a platform where negativity can be fostered since people are granted the ability to remain anonymous and freely express what is on their mind. In addition to this, these negative messages can be spread worldwide gaining the attention of millions of people causing further conflict.

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I agree that technology has help society grow and develop, but similar to what Andy said we're are losing important core skills.

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I agree with Anja and Nan that we have become absorbed into our technology.

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I agree with Anja. Our technology is undeniably  getting better. But us as people might be suffering due to it We have an increase of mental problems caused by the internet and many of us feel like we can;t get away from the internet. However, you must also take into light that the internet is something that we needed to move forward as a civilization. It connect us with people around the world and strengthen bonds between people around the world. The problem is how many people allow the internet absorb their whole lives. To use the internet successfully, you should take control of the internet and only use it when actually needed.

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I agree with Nan and Anja that we have become reliant on the internet and have lost some of our natural or human tendencies. Even though I recognize that the internet has increased our connection around the world, the negative aspects are more prominent and outweigh the increased connection.

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I agree with Anja. We've grown up with Technology and the more advanced we become in that department, the more dependent we become on technology and its uses.

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I agree with Marcus because the Internet prompts globalization. It allows people from miles away to contact and share ideas with each other which leads to further innovations and improvements in society. However, Anja's point also is valid to an extent because it shows how relying on this technology has it's downfalls. It shows that if this technology "crashed" at one point in time, humans would lose their ability to accomplish things they were able to accomplish with it.

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I agree with Marcus. Although we are hindering in areas such as social interactions, technology and connectivity in general has improved so much since the older times. We're inventing things that were thought as impossible before. People in society might be being hindered, but society itself is getting more and more advanced.

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I agree with Marcus that technology has benefited the society for example security cameras give us a sense of safety and has brought crime down but it also has its down falls we longer have any privacy online social platforms give our information to advertisers without our permission.

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I don't think a good idea for kids to start with computers because they won't be able to be flexible if technology not in their hands

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People are only addicted if and only if they are exposed to the substance without proper discipline and maturity. For example, in the end, one chooses to use the internet. The internet does have its positives and negatives, but it is up to the user to control and regulate themselves with the internet. Just like drugs, many knows that there are many positives and negatives to it, but people who are not disciplined or mature about it would constantly use it, thus creating an addiction. However, with proper maturity and discipline, one can choose to repel the use of the internet. In the end, the internet, itself, is not what's harmful. It is how the user chooses to use the internet is what is the problem.

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i agree with joy, being on the phone and using it for different things does hinder us in the real world. For example; the ice breaker does get some children nervous only because they have been on the phone a lot.

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Dont keep saying we because i grew up with all of the latest technology when i was younger i had a phone and an ipod shuffle.

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In a sense of the whole music thing, for some people like me, i can't focus without sound going on and if there's not enough sound, i become figgity and unable to focus. So that has been a thing for a while even prior to getting a phone or something.

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Social Media can be used for multiple platforms....People can say what they want to say in the moment regardless of how it is positive or negative

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I agree with Mrs. Dursa that the virtual/cyber interactions create false reality or perception. Because technology and social media allows us to create an image of who we are, as a society we typically only put out the best version of ourselves.

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I agree with S'Naya's statement in how Social Media is used for attention. People display their lives for attention.

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S'Niya states that people are only using social media for attention. This is very accurate because the use of social media is to share pictures and different media online for people to see and comment. After that, the only option will be to share or like, and this will gather more attention and reputation around the community. That being said, social media is only used for attention.

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Real-life social interactions are decreasing opposed to virtual/cyber interactions increasing, connecting people from different strokes and backgrounds. Virtually people are more comfortable typically because they feel safer and less susceptible to immediate reactions using technology.

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Great examples S'Naya. It tends to be more awkward to be more social in person face-to-face, but online, it's easier to "express yourself". We are less social as a society face-to-face. We get so absorbed into the essence of technology that we forget how to be social in real life.

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I agree with Siniya because even though you might not be having face to face interactions, you can still talk and connect with people through the Internet.

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I agree with S'Niya the point about the interview makes a good point

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I agree with Subodh. Social media maintains the ability for people to communicate across the world, which refers to being social in my opinion.

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Victoria does that really make sense though saying that texting is an effective way of communicating if you could just say the same thing verbally? it takes a lot longer to sit there and text someone than it is to call or speak to in person. i really only think that calling someone is really effective if they arent there for you to speak to in person.

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Subodh states that the mode of communication has shifted from face to face to the internet. This is very accurate due to the efficiency and functionality in which the internet provides to the user. For example, the internet allows users to stay connected from miles away that they would never have been connected before the digital age. However, in the end, there are many skills that are lost during this form of communication. The internet hides the reality of communication, and it connects people digitally not physically, causing many traditional communication skills and etiquette to slowly diminish.

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I feel that social media allows people to communicate across the world. sometimes we are not always able to communicate with others "face-to-face" because someone might live 500 miles away from you, or you are able to communicate with others over the weekend

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The premise of Social media is to be social as in speaking or sharing something

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I agree with S'Naya in how people can't ALWAYS stick to their morals. People have a tendency of being influenced to even perform the opposite of their morals.

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I totally agree with S'Niya

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I feel that social media can allow you to talk to people you normally wouldn't talk to be it that you have issues talking to people or you feel socially awkward or they live in a place far from you. So even though you aren't talking face-to-face you are still communicating and being social in a different way.

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Regardless of your parent figure teaching you right from wrong doesnt mean people will act accordingly to that. Can you say that Donald Trump or Adolf Hitler wasnt taught right from wrong?

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Morals originate from how you were raised and brought up. The internet doesn't control your actions nor change what you believe. Morals are from within not from something that was created from everyone different point of view.

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I agree with Sinaya because even though you might not be interacting with someone face to face, you can still connect with others through the Internet.

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The Internet does not have a responsibility to teach morals to people. Like Anna was saying, just because as society we may have become numb or desensitized to values does not mean that we do not believe in or still practice our values. Therefore, the Internet cannot make someone become immoral, it is up to the person decide whether or not they want to succumb to what they see often.

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I agree with Anna and Mao because the Internet doesn't cause people to be less moral, it's just an outlet for people to share how they feel about certain things, which may be unmoral.

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I agree with Anna and Mao in saying that the internet doesn't cause you to be immoral. Your morality would pretty much stay the same regardless . However, the internet may fuel you to bring out your more immoral side and say however you feel through the internet

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I agree that the internet does make people less moral, For example someone who posts a meme about the Transgender community and doesnt take it down because he says taht the majority finds the meme about them to be funny, does that not make him less moral because he has placed it in a place that may influence people.

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I disagree with joy, because if we were raised in the proper way i don't think that we would be normalized to "the wrong" if we were used to it there wouldn't be people to take a stand against the wrong.

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Deja states that the internet has the influence on what is right and wrong, and that people have the right of choice to choose between what is right and wrong. I agree with Deja in how people are not only going to stick to making the right decision and using the right morals in a situation.

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Mao states that the internet is causing him to not be able to concentrate, and the internet has caused him to choose not to think critically. This argument is invalid to the original claim. What Mao is saying is that he chooses to not use the internet, or that he is allowing the internet to affect him. However, this shows that the internet does not hinder his creativity or critical thinking. Instead, what Mao is implies is that he is hindering himself by not choosing to use his critical thinking. Just because the internet is there, he does not need to use it for cheating or searching things up. Mao also states that he is distracted by the internet. However, there are certain actions that one can take to decrease this level of distraction. For example, Mao can mute his phone or manage his notifications. This will cause less notifications and distractions. Mao choosing to not use his own critical thinking is not a direct affect of the internet hindering his skills. Therefore, his argument is invalid.

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Mao if you feel like the internet is preventing you from using critical thinking why do you continue to use it frequently. If thats a problem then maybe YOUR use of it should stop.

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I agree with anna, we somewhat relaxed our minds in the 21st generation

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I disagree with joy, you can be able to broaden your viewpoint on what you created through the internet. there is many websites and apps, that allow artist and young creative people to create meaningful things and allow others to get influenced from it.

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I agree with Mao. Ever since I have used the internet, it has been harder for me to concentrate and go into deep thought of things. Which is what I find extremely unfortunate. Yet, it is MY obligation to take control of how I use it.

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The claim isn't about research its about creativity and people who use the search engine are just using their resources not hindering their creativity.

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I semi-agree with mao, sometimes people do rely on the internet and this causes a lack of skill( which is being able to look for things the old-fashioned way

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Even within the social media people can still have original ideas that come from the presentation of others original works. of course you can say that it came from someone else but in reality the new outcome of the project was your original idea.

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I agree with Subodhh, people use the internet to do the work for them. It provides all of the features to MAKE that design. Yes, it is peoples thoughts of creativity, but the internet is the one that offers and displays the design that can encourage and/or inspire you to develop that creativity.

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I agree with Victoria, It does allow you to be more creative and well thought out

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I agree with Victoria because inspiration can be taken from the Internet. It is the same thing of going to a museum and getting inspired by an artist's work and creating something similar. Other sources could contribute or hinder creativity like books or television shows. A clarification needs to be made as to what degree of inspiration can be taken in order to differentiate copying from inspiration.

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Joy made a point that the internet hinders originality. I disagree with this because there are many original ideas on the internet. Many things on the internet started out as original ideas. You can also make original ideas based on something else that someone did

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I disagree that it hinders originality. (Joy) think about the people who use the internet to do their type of art,music or video production

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I agree with Anna that the Internet does not make people less moral. People now just have a more accessible platform to share their "immoral" opinions or views.

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Good point Victoria. The internet does help with creativity immensely in the amount of supplements it provides.

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I disagree with joy

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Victoria states that people are gathering more inspiration and ideas from the information they gathered online. This claim is very accurate in which there are many specialized tools and mediums that would allow for greater creativity in one's work. Different software like editing software, videos, and much more caused people to create projects that they would never have imagine of creating without the internet. Many artworks, movie videos, and other projects would not have come to be without the introduction of the internet. The internet also provides for a medium to share and promote creativity. With social media, people are constantly seeing new and creative ideas online that would eventually foster the user's own creativity and productivity in a certain project.