internet is better than books

Hello again, wow a 14 year old student is taking me to school right now, how awesome does that feel, right? Moving on, I would like to say I appreciate this thought provoking debate, and look forward to providing as solid a rebuttal as I can create.Let me first address a recurring theme in your argument, which is that Internet is a source to be used by individuals in whichever way they please. I completely agree with this, however I would respond with this: the responsibility granted to people by the Internet, to use it in the way they please, does more harm than good. As a broad example, consider the vast difference in traffic to sites that genuinely provide our population with learning opportunities (debate.org, CNN, investopedia, etc.) to the traffic to sites that likely do not add to our learning (social media, reddit, youtube, etc.). While you may think to yourself that these sites I have listed as not valuable to our learning in fact are beneficial, I would counter with the actual uses of these sites being far from educational, despite the theoretical applications they could have to education. This discrepancy in traffic to "good" vs. "bad" sites leads me to believe that people do not use the Internet in a responsible manner, resulting in it being a terribly inefficient method for people to learn and gain information. Sure, at times we get right down to business, but as a fellow student, I know more times than not we spend 5 minutes finding what we were looking for, followed by 60 minutes reading our friends' poorly written opinions.To address your concern about the environment, as well as the ease of access and increased relevance of the Internet, I would like to discuss the inherent vulnerability that these have brought along. While it is true that storing information online, without ever printing it, does help us access it more readily, as well as keep it an ever changing and (hopefully) up to date body of knowledge, it also opens it up to being destroyed or lost. While to destroy a book, one has to physically obtain that book, the ease with which information on the Internet can be modified or even permanently removed is far beyond that of physical media. As an example, in the accounting firm I have worked for, we do much of our work on our server, and save a majority as soft copies, however at the end of the day, we still file everything physically in a safe location since we simply cannot lose it. This advantage of printed materials is one which I think will persevere over digital, as we will always be vulnerable to the loss of information stored online.Finally, I can see you have addressed some of the benefits of the Internet in general, namely the communication capabilities. While this is a valid point, I do believe there is at least one other externality you overlooked, and that is the negative impact on users. While the Internet does provide us with all sorts of methods to connect with friends and family, it has also revolutionized the way in which we connect, which many consider to be a bad thing. Consider how texting, instant messaging, and online chat communities have changed how people (specifically younger people) talk. Much of our face to face interaction has been replaced by the Internet, which has lead to decreased social skills, and I would also add decreased exercise. Before the Internet it was unheard of to spend all night, every night sitting in your house playing with friends "virtually", while now this is the norm. Kids no longer get as much physical interaction with peers, which I think we can both agree puts our generation, and those to follow, in a very precarious position.You'll have to excuse any formatting errors I have made, this is my first debate and I'm not sure as to the method I was supposed to address your concerns in. I hope I have done an adequate job in this stage, but please do feel free to comment on any technicalities I should have followed. Looking forward to your response!