Anything you choose to believe, you can find several websites to back you up.
So we now have 437 versions of reality and everyone lives in their own preferred one.
No longer any solid foundation of truths for everyone to build society on.

More bad than good.

It may have been a good idea to begin with and I do so love the research aspect. Mostly now it's abused and a waste of precious time. It's intangible. It's not really living. It's separating us from nature, etc.. Many studies have shown it's causing mental and emotional problems, especially in the young (teens, etc.).

Whether we like her or not, she speaks truth.
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On balance probably bad.

There was a time when the world was ruled by factual information.

These facts were recorded in books that couldn't be defamed or misinterpreted.

You might not have liked the information.
But you couldn't question it.
Thus it was taught in our educational establishments.
Thus everyone knew the facts on any subject simply by reading a book.

Fast forward to modern times and look at how information has been manipulated and abused by cheats; thieves and liars to gain nothing but an alternate false reality that pitches one generation against another to leave the next generation blind to whatever truth there is in the world.

Once everyone migrated online, the quality of internet connections/communications dropped massively. The internet used to be for geeks and nerds, an above-average slice of the populace. Now it's for everyone, and serves as more proof that democratization means an increase in incompetence.

Pros: We can rely on it, mostly.
Cons: We rely on it, mostly.

Meeting people from around the world is a plus.
Finding info quickly another plus.

Becoming so addicted you can't function without online social interaction,in my mind ,is a negative impact as is expecting instant grafication in all areas of life.

False news and gross misinformation is another negative impact.
Listing to YouTube influencers even when they give out illogical and irrational advice ,would again be a negative impact.

Both. We’re able to exchange and find information so much easier now. Communicate over great distances is easier and cheaper.

The bad is that false information is also easier to spread, harmful content gets to children, and screens mess up our eyes after a while.

It has been a good addition to my life. My hobby is genealogy, and the Internet has given me access to information I would never have seen by simply digging in paper documents. Plus, I have met some people that have been great additions to my life.

I would say mostly good,so helpful in so many ways,can you imagine if the internet was gone tomorrow ???

The internet is a tool. Like electricity. Radio TV or the printing press. Thats all...😷

It destroyed it by giving the government total control over us. The USA PATRIOT Act in 2001 was a big step in killing Americans freedoms.

It gave power to smart smart phones, smart TV, smart speakers, smart refrigerators, smart cars, smart watches and so much more.

They all have power to listen, track, turn on cameras, access to locations, contacts and more. And they don't even need your permission.

E-mail not safe, voice mail not safe

Privacy has gone out the window in 1995

Its a good tool but its made everyone hate each other

Well for me it’s been pretty good. It’s helped me with a lot of my issues

Infinitely good. Without the internet we probably wouldn't have higher disk capacities beyond blue-rays. And I need my large capacity hard drives for my movies, games and books c:

I like Google for searching, and social media. But a lot of good content is behind a paywall.

I look on it as a real-life version of the Krell machine from Forbidden Planet. In the film, the alien race that made the machine believed it would give them almost unlimited creative powers. Instead it allowed their subconscious anger and hatred to destroy them.

It's a good tool for businesses and things like that but it's made people lazy and bullying is horrible because of it social media is so bad these days

Both - depends on how it is used.

Both. It's use determines that.

Both but ultimately good.

I say it has been good

The internet is very similar to the printing press. It is overthrowing established orders and established orders aren't taking it kindly.

It has put information at our finger tips, but too much in some cases, for example kids and porn.

All of humanities knowledge at your fingertips ? Good thing .
Mentally ill people expressing mentally ill opinions ? Bad thing. Haha

Mixed blessing.