Now more than ever, young people are flocking to social networking instead of using the World Wide Web for its original use. In Alfredo Lopez’s essay titled “Social Networking and the Death of the Internet,” he finds it important to tell people to make a difference by using the web to its full potential, not just for Facebook and Twitter. While I agree with Lopez that today’s society is replacing the web with social networking, he does not use significant reasons to successfully convince a change from the habit.
Lopez reveals that social networking has taken away from the purpose of the Web, which is to speak without limits open to the world. He then brings to attention that the web lets us see we are not alone because no more can world problems be hidden by the corporate-controlled media, proving his point that “the human race has finally experienced world-wide collaboration” (Lopez 483). Lopez explains the reason why social networking is doing the opposite of what the web is intended for is because content is limited and restricted from what you can see and post. The takeover of the Internet, by social networking, is “oppressing people (...) by repressing their thinking and communication, the very benefits the web has given
…show more content…
When fairly harsh accusations are mentioned, like social networking being “the cyber version of a “laboratory controlled” microbe,” Lopez is quick to admit his faults and explain his reasoning (482). In his essay, Lopez explains he has nothing against social networking; he only believes it should be used in addition to the web, proving himself fair. Additionally, for a reader who is not completely familiar with web terms, Lopez does an excellent job defining the technical vernacular such as “protocol” and “hypertext” to avoid confusion. However, the essay does seem to take a lot of explanation before Lopez got to his main point concerning the