The Internet is more useful than frustrating

Thank you for your rebuttals and your arguments. I would like to respond to Pro's refutations. 1. "Students can learn that some sites are not trustworthy; and therefore, not use them" How can the students know that the sites contain incorrect information when their purpose of accessing those sites is to obtain information on subjects which they have little or no knowledge? The fact that some of the information one is accessing is wrong undermines the utility of the Internet and adds frustration. Also, checking for credibility is a time consuming task that is extremely difficult. Many of the sites are created by anonymous users and feedback from other users are hard to come by. Researching about the authors who may not even exist is time consuming. In response to Pro's comment about plagiarism, I agree with Pro that most teachers teach students about the undesirable effects of plagiarism. However, students still commit plagiarism countless times. The possibility of plagiarism adds frustration to both the teachers and the students. 2. "We do not have to learn all of those functions and utilize them" If we do not utilize the functions of the Internet, what makes it useful? Functions are there for people to use them. In order to maneuver them, people need to learn them. The process of learning is also very time consuming and the online instructions are sometimes unreliable. Although some functions are specialized for professionals as Pro stated, these professionals are still users of the Internet. They have to learn the functions and methods of manipulating them to complete complex tasks. These processes can be very frustrating for all. 3. "Therefore, how come the Internet does not frustrate the majority, but frustrates you and other people who have Internet" As for Pro's point, the two statements, "according to the International Telecommunication Union, more than 60% of the world's population do not use Internet" and "slow Internet connection or no Internet connection frustrates millions everyday" do not conflict. There are more than 7.2 billion people in the world. [1] 60% of 7.2 billion is approximately 4.3 billion. That leaves approximately 2.9 billion, which is equivalent to 2,900 million, people using Internet. Because the majority of these people do not enjoy perfect and stable Internet connection at all times, it is safe to speculate that most, if not all of the 2.9 billion have experienced frustration from slow Internet connection. In addition, the Internet does not frustrate the majority of the world because the majority does not have access to the Internet. I have NEVER stated that the Internet frustrates the majority of the WORLD. To provoke some thinking, can't it be argued that frustrations from the lack of the Internet are caused by the Internet itself? If this is true, then most of the 7.2 billion have been frustrated by the Internet. The Pro has actually acknowledged the frustration of the Internet: "frustrates you and other people who have Internet." Now I will rebut Pro's arguments. 1. Online Voting First of all, "vote" is defined as "the official choice that you make in an election, meeting, etc., by casting a ballot, raising your hand, speaking your choice aloud, etc." by Merriam-Webster. [2] This means that vote includes anything from a ballot from a federal election to raising one's hand in favour of a trivial decision in one's classrooms. Internet did facilitated voting but only slightly. In 2012, less than 60% of Americans voted in the federal election. [3] In contrast, in 2008, approximately 61% of Americans voted. [4] Despite the claim by Pro that people can vote more easily by Internet, it actually decreased the number of voters. In addition, online voting contains several risks of hacking. Also, there are other methods, such as televoting, that facilitates voting. 2. Shopping Online First, I would like a solid evidence that clearly indicates that most people are buying stuffs online. Although purchasing certain products have been facilitated by the use of the Internet, it does not eliminate the needs of going to the grocery store to buy fresh food. One cannot purchase fresh milk online. Also, the added costs of shipping and the potential of scam increment the frustration of buying objects online. 3. Source of Entertainment Pro has also stated a heavily opinionated statement: "Youtube videos and online games rarely lag." Numerous people, including myself, can testify that Youtube videos and online games actually lag often. Especially in the suburbs and in the developing countries, the Internet connection rarely works. The frustration of having to wait 15 minutes for a 1 minute video may overshadow the minute pleasure experienced by the users. Now for my argument. 1. Dangers With an increased role of the Internet in our society, the danger from it also increased significantly. It is not uncommon to be contacted by seemingly "secure and false proof" companies that one's personal information has been stolen. Numerous companies and the governments suffer from frustration of having to constantly combat hacker from accessing confidential files. I await Pro's response. [1] http://www.worldometers.info... [2] http://www.merriam-webster.com... [3] http://elections.gmu.edu... [4] http://elections.gmu.edu...