The History of the Internet

This video was a great synopsis of how the internet came to be and it posed a few questions that left me thinking. The first question being will the internet be regarded as one of the greatest inventions of all time and I think the answer to that is already yes. When considering impact on society, the internet is unparalleled in how it transformed how people live their lives around the world. It is not an expensive technology reserved for advanced economies and as the video states, the lack of discrimination in its use is unique. Nobody really owns it and nobody filters it. Not only will the internet be regarded as a great invention, but it will be known as the greatest invention of all time as it continues to transform every aspect of life on earth. Another question that was posed in the video was whether the internet's impact on society will be positive or negative. I think the transparency the internet promotes is important to answering this question. It seems as though so much of the conflict in our world is a result of misunderstanding and poor communication between cultures and people. As the proliferation of the internet continues, more and more people will gain awareness of others around them and the world will become smaller and flatter, as trite as that may sound nowadays. It is exciting that everyone has a voice and people can access more information than ever which will hopefully create more conscientious citizens on all continents. I think that as this movement continues, respect between cultures will increase as people realize they are not much different than those halfway around the world.