Since the internet breakthrough as a mass medium, it has become a topic of discussion because of its implications for society. The great benefits and consider the internet a tool for freedom, commerce, connectivity, and other societal benefits. Basically, when someone finds those who lament the harms and disadvantages of internet, who consider it a grave danger to existing social structures and institutions, to culture, morality, and human relations. Well, in between one finds the majority, those who recognize both benefits and harms in the internet currently, who will recognize its usefulness while worrying about some of its negative impacts.
These are some benefits of the internet to culture and society
- Access to information
- Information dissemination
- communication
- developing and maintaining social relations
- community formation and social organization
- leisure and entertainment
- learning and cognitive development
- culture understanding
But, those have a contrasting of perceived harms of internet to culture and society as well
- information overload
- false information
- harmful information
- harmful communication
- harmful effects on social relations
- harmful effects on community and social organization
- harmful effects production and commerce
- culture fragmentation
- loss of the sense of reality, privacy and private-public boundaries
As mentioned earlier, technology has always been the main determinant of economic superiority. Internet had now made it possible to reach into the secrets of technology through a global network. When we talk about technology and knowledge nowadays, we also have to look into emerging scenario of education, culture, and training.
Internet will also bring in a revolution in the work culture of different nations. Globalization of economy will put immense pressure on quality, productivity and cost of products and service. This pressure will compel each country and each company to adopt the most productive and cost-effective methods. I think that, over several decades, this will tend to create a uniform global work-culture.