Pro: Technology empowers people by giving them the information needed to live in this complex world; for example, information about their health and welfare lets people challenge those in power.
Con: Technology empowers the few who control it and disempowers the rest, for example, the majority of the world is losing access to their information, intellectual property, resources, and opportunities for advancement, language, and culture. Technology and the Internet are another way for the rich to control how the world works in order that they can control and benefit from the work of the poor.
I think that technology gives people a little TOO MUCH POWER. Not only by giving them information but allowing the users to use the computer screen.. AS A SHIELD! Being empowered appears to be a good thing, but I view this as a negative thing. Giving such power to a naive child that knows NOT WHAT THEY DO is kind of.. foolish. I know most parents don't expect their "lovely, angelic, wouldn't hurt a fly" child to be terroristic and viewed as "toxic" or "trolls" on the web. No one would expect it.
I do believe there are people who use the internet as an "antidote" or for healing, because of their disabilities and or anti social, introverted lifestyle. I believe in this way being empowered is an "okay" thing, but relying on such a device only harms the individual in the long run. It truly traps you and even has its own withdrawal symptoms.
But because the internet is worldwide, an individual can "share" their story and have many others who can relate with them and empower each other. This I believe is internet empowerment in its MOST PURE FORM.
Naturally with pros of this type come cons, and that is how sensitive the victims are to the criticism they receive (OVER THE INTERNET), and how many people can and DO capitalize on the situation. It would be best to just keep your problems OFF the internet.
The internet is NOT a place for feelings.
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