Summary Of Clifford Stoll's 'Isolated By The Internet'
Rui Gong
Rob D 'Annibale
English 002-008
May 4, 2015
In “Isolated by the Internet,” believing only strong social ties buffer us from stress and lead to better social interactions, Clifford Stoll points out that the internet affects our relationships in a negative way: superficial bonds, infrequent face-to-face communication and a narrow “focus.” On the contrary, frequent contact, deep feeling of involvement, and broad content which are the foundation of strong social ties are necessary for developing our relationship. Although many of online relationships develop, most of them represent weak social ties instead of deep ones. Stoll believes the only way to learn how to get along with others is to spend plenty of time interacting with people. …show more content…
Thanks to Internet, people are not only consumers who can just accept passively but also producers who are allowed to create and communicate. Internet gives people deep feeling of involvement and that is the reflection of strong social …show more content…
Mark Elliot Zuckerberg, the founder of Facebook, publishes the statistical data from last year. On Facebook, there are more than 13 hundred million active users per month. Over 120 hundred million messages have been posted every day. About 10 hundred million people use Facebook on phone and approximate 8.29 hundred million people log in Facebook every day. From these statistical data, it is not hard to figure out that with the development of Internet, people communicate frequently. We contact more frequent than before. How does frequent communication hurt our relationship? I do not think so. I admit that interacting with people might be the most efficient way to learn how to get along with others. However, it does not mean that the interaction must be face-to-face. Through Internet, people have much more chances to communicate with people who are far away from you. As an international student living far away from home, I benefit much from Internet. Studying in a strange country alone, I usually feel lonely. By Skype, I can keep in touch with my family. Through the small screen, I feel like I am back home chatting with mother and father and having dinner with our favorite talk show displayed on the television just like we did in the last 18 years. Internet reduces the distance between my family and me. With a phone in hand, we
Rob D 'Annibale
English 002-008
May 4, 2015
In “Isolated by the Internet,” believing only strong social ties buffer us from stress and lead to better social interactions, Clifford Stoll points out that the internet affects our relationships in a negative way: superficial bonds, infrequent face-to-face communication and a narrow “focus.” On the contrary, frequent contact, deep feeling of involvement, and broad content which are the foundation of strong social ties are necessary for developing our relationship. Although many of online relationships develop, most of them represent weak social ties instead of deep ones. Stoll believes the only way to learn how to get along with others is to spend plenty of time interacting with people. …show more content…
Thanks to Internet, people are not only consumers who can just accept passively but also producers who are allowed to create and communicate. Internet gives people deep feeling of involvement and that is the reflection of strong social …show more content…
Mark Elliot Zuckerberg, the founder of Facebook, publishes the statistical data from last year. On Facebook, there are more than 13 hundred million active users per month. Over 120 hundred million messages have been posted every day. About 10 hundred million people use Facebook on phone and approximate 8.29 hundred million people log in Facebook every day. From these statistical data, it is not hard to figure out that with the development of Internet, people communicate frequently. We contact more frequent than before. How does frequent communication hurt our relationship? I do not think so. I admit that interacting with people might be the most efficient way to learn how to get along with others. However, it does not mean that the interaction must be face-to-face. Through Internet, people have much more chances to communicate with people who are far away from you. As an international student living far away from home, I benefit much from Internet. Studying in a strange country alone, I usually feel lonely. By Skype, I can keep in touch with my family. Through the small screen, I feel like I am back home chatting with mother and father and having dinner with our favorite talk show displayed on the television just like we did in the last 18 years. Internet reduces the distance between my family and me. With a phone in hand, we