The New Millennium Response And The Internet - 2205 Words

The New Millennium Response to the Internet Ask your local teenager or â€Å"millennial† their favorite accessory, companion, or resource, and you will most likely receive a common answer: their cell phone. Confusing and recent changes in social interactions have led our devices with access to the internet into becoming an extra limb. Because of the reality-altering effect of social media and the ever-growing availability of information, a quick search or refresh leads to an abundance of answers and outlets through tabs on tabs of various websites. In response to the â€Å"digital age† enveloped by social media, â€Å"connectivity†, and open information, adolescents with easy internet access are attracted to the availability and secrecy the internet has†¦show more content†¦Once, the internet was a location for academic research. We now use the internet for any possible activity anyone could think of. One of these activities is the internet and social media acting as a communication medium for us ers. Users may use texting, messaging, emailing, and other forms of communication through wifi to speak to those who are not in their immediate company. As stated by the APA, â€Å"The internet facilitates communication with geographically distant family and friends, and makes it easier to communicate frequently with those near by† (Jackson et al.). Not only does the internet aid communication, but it is a permeable area of technology in which users can communicate with different people from all over the world. Children find themselves in a chat room where their opinions affect others, bringing thoughts to the screen and to others easily impacted demeanor. The author of The Psychology of the Internet states, â€Å"Children grow up in a web of intersecting environments that react with each other and that the children themselves can influence† (Wallace 229) Not only are children being swayed by others they may not know, but they are especially attracted to learning and collaborating with those who do not know them as well. Low expectation and anonymity contribute to evocation of interest. By retracting means of eye contact, expectations are lowered. As psychoanalyzed, a subjects