Is the internet an expression of freedom or slavery?
...I'm in mental dilemma...
Wednesday, October 26, 2005 by Cyberworld | Discussion: WinCustomize Talk
Just wondering lately are we all free to do what we want or we are being enslaved by the machine? Are we addicts or we can actually live life without PC and mainly Internet? Also the fact that you can actually post anything you want is a sign of freedom or an immature sign of anarchy? Lastly does the internet citizen have obligations and not only rights? 
What would you say?
What would you say?
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Cyberworld
Reply #22 Friday, October 28, 2005 4:15 AM
All in all it just comes right back down to this: The choice of the middle state.
Reply #22 Friday, October 28, 2005 4:15 AM
| There are those that can and do live without computers and the net, and those that can't. The trick is to be the one in the middle. In that sense it comes down to choice... and that is appliable to everything else in life. |
All in all it just comes right back down to this: The choice of the middle state.
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Reply #21 Thursday, October 27, 2005 5:08 PM
External yes, though not necessarily physically external. If it is a force or power exerted over the will of someone then it is still slavery.
Any kind of obsession is a form of slavery. By definition an obsession is compulsive and difficult to control therefore it becomes a power that controls thoughts and emotions to a certain degree.
You're right that no one is forced to use the web, let alone drugs or anything else, but we still have addicts to many things (including the internet), not only drugs. It's the effect it has on the mind and body of the user that makes something addictive.
There are those that can and do live without computers and the net, and those that can't. The trick is to be the one in the middle. In that sense it comes down to choice... and that is appliable to everything else in life.