Reblog From Tommington

The Internet - Sinner or Saviour?

Time for another topic that has randomly found its way into my head!

The Internet.

Two words that have pretty much shaped the world as we know it, fifty years ago, the thought that you could be having a slice of toast in a greasy spoon in London, and through a mobile phone, be able to see what your cousin in Canada had done the night before through something like Facebook, was seen as outlandish, insane, and in some ways, criminal.

But now, we can’t wake up without being bombarded with the internet, every television show, product, individual and place now has a Facebook, Myspace, Twitter, blog, website, or whatever else is out there, devoted to themselves. The number of shows on the television today that offer you the chance to see more by logging on, or emailing, or posting in a debate, is truly astounding, just count up how many times you see or hear it mentioned during tonight’s television productions, and you’ll get my point.

The thing is though, how bad is the internet, really? I mean, as a non-physical entity, it’s about the only thing on this planet that is not policed, not owned, cannot be taken away, and ultimately, cannot be destroyed (unless of course, something like The Matrix, or, Terminator happens to happen…in which case this blog I’m writing is entirely fictional, and entirely pointless…)

On the downside of course, we hear plenty of things about fraud, theft, internet pedophilia, any whatever else happens out there, but in my opinion, and I warned you I was opinionated in my first post, there is definitely a benefit to being online.

The biggest (no pun intended sweetie) benefit in my lifetime that came from the internet, was meeting my better half, without the internet, our relationship never would have started, let alone kept going! Now, before you discount this as one of those “weird internet relationships” that only exist between trolls that scour the internet chat rooms in an attempt to find someone stupid enough to believe the stolen picture they use on their profile, please give me the benefit of the doubt. Just over a year ago, I found myself talking to this girl on a website designed for those of us who like a girl with a bit more meat on her, Fantasyfeeder.com for anyone who wants to take a look, I’m not really there any more these days, but for anyone that is interested, it’s a useful site, even if the name is bit odd!

Over the next few weeks and months, we ended up chatting more and more, and eventually, met up, safe in the knowledge that neither one of us was likely to kidnap the other and chain them up in a small underground bunker for the next 25 years (although dear, sometimes I do wonder about you!). Finally, with a lot of detail, holidays, etc etc skipped out, turns out that I’m onto a winner with this one. It’s nice to meet someone who shares your opinions, but, as is so common with the Scots, she isn’t one to sit around and let me get away with anything that she sees to be wrong, not that I’m complaining or anything (please don’t hit me dear :P).

So there, in a very large nutshell, we have it, anyone want to comment on this one? Pro’s and cons of the internet? Your opinions, as always, will be very much welcomed!