The people that use the internet daily are able to create and form ideas which help us understand the different point of views seen by people from all around the world in the comfort of one’s home. It is also important for an individual to have freedom to see what is going on throughout the world as many governments try to hide the truth. Even though some methods of Google and other websites personalize your search results I think it is aggressive. The search engine is able to hide links and websites that it feels may not be appropriate and may display unneeded links. In a democratic government such as the United States the internet should be used without restrictions as a powerful source of information.
In the article “Mind Control” and the “Internet” by Sue Halpren google distinguishes your web search that will most likely correspond with your own ideas. As a result of this the internet becomes a place where the resources and links you see satisfy your own needs. Another type of information that accommodates to your ideas is the advertisements which are created specifically to what an individual likes or might buy. Even though many people dislike these ads, I use the internet so frequently that I often overlook and filter out the ads. Thankfully today we have powerful tools such as add-block to block ads on webpages.
In contrast the article written by Clive
Thompson talks about the significance of having many friends with different
opinions. Thompson explains that keeping a tight circle of friends, actually
puts one in a disadvantage because of the fact they will most likely know the
same things as you. Instead someone who tries to meet new people will be
at an advantage because they will be able to learn something new. This should
encourage more people to be social and take advantage of all the information that
is available to the human mind
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