But is that always a good thing that we are becoming more alike with the people living on the other side of the Earth? Of course it's good to know more about the minorities so we can't jugde them because of our own lack of the information but that doesn't work necessarily. Although we know more, we're still afraid to be different and people who are different. The information we get from the Internet doesn't guarantee equality between people. It could quarantee that but it doens't. We could use our information as a benefit not as a way to rate people.
Internet also gives us a easier way to bully because it doesn't take so much courage to write a mean comment as an anonymous. Those people who are afraid to speak out and that's way they can't bully others, have this new way to bully which the Internet makes possible.
Last but not least, there's a problem with globalizing. We adopt pieces of the minority cultures to our culture but tend to force the minorities to adopt our whole culture. That's why the boundaries between countries and cultures fade away but that's also why the world loses many beautiful cultures.
So I guess my point here is that we should think about do we always use the Internet for the right reasons and how could we all benefit from it even more.
I agree with kiia, internet has bild a new world which have many good things but there is also that bad stuff. Internet bring people together and it helps to spread news in seconds all over the world and sometimes it might be very good and it might even save lives. But as kiia said it's a shame that cultures are disappearing and bullying comes easier... So there is good stuff and bad stuff and that's how it goes :D
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