Influence On Internet- Is it Good Or Bad?

Internet is widely used in today modern world. Internet has solved many problems that seemed impossible to be solved in a decade ago. For instance, through Internet, individuals are able to communicate faster with one another who are living in different demographic areas. This means that I do not have to wait to get the respond of my receiver in the long time when in fact there is Internet that can help me to transfer the information in a light speed. Furthermore Internet offers individuals with news, entertainment, and opinion. We can just found anything we want whenever we use Internet. Up till this sentence, we have seen many advantages of using Internet. However, what is the true influence of Internet on us! Is it good or bad?

Personally, I am strongly believe that Internet has harmful influences on us. When we use Internet, such as commenting on a particular issue, we are able to use anonymity to represent ourself. This means that we are not necessarily have to point out who we are. There will be less information about our identity. However, this means that, we will lack with some of self-confidence in the real world. What do I mean by this?

There are many reasons why people choose anonymity to represent themselves, but the obvious reason is because they are shy. When Internet gives them the chance to continue of using anonymity, they will not face the 'shy' issue. As a result, when opinions are needed in a meeting, they are unable to contribute as they are afraid of being known to others. Therefore, in this case, Internet has caused us to procrastinate to solve our problem and letting us to run away from solving this problem, which then affect our daily life.

Besides that, I believe that the use of Internet can lead to isolation. As we get used to use Internet in our life, we will spend most of our times with Internet. This in turn causes us to abandon face-to-face interaction where bonds and relationships with family and others can be enhanced.

In conclusion, i still strongly believe that Internet has giving us a bad influence to our lives. So what is your view?

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Singapore- Collectivist Or Individualist????

Culture, culture is the word that we always hear or listen whenever we walk. So what is the definition of culture? Culture tells us who we are, what group we belongs to and how we live our lives. Culture is dynamic. Culture are different across the world, especially between the Chinese culture and Western culture. According to Harry Triandis (1976), the relative of emphasis of collectivism Vs individualism is one of the most important dimension of cultural differences in social behavior (social structure).

With the cosmopolitan city like Singapore, i believe that Singapore is a collectivist society with low individualism. People in the collectivist culture have a high interdependence with others and there are interpersonal sensitivity. The Harmony Day that is celebrated once a year and the low conflict between the ethinc groups show that Singapore is indeed a collectivist society. The citizens here consider the needs of the group to be more important than needs of individuals. They put the communities' interests on the top priority.

On the other hand, the individualist society has people that mainly focusing on their needs rather than the community. They have low dependency which is not shown in Singapore. As we know, Singapore people have highly dependent on other people.

In conclusion, i strongly feel that Singapore is a collectivist country where the people believe harmony is important rather than freedom of an individual( individualist). Singaporean are ready and open to be influenced by others.

So what do you think of this statement?

Do you agree with me?

If not, what is your stand?