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educationallyenrichingprograms.Someparentsnoticethisdangerandseek
helpfrompsychologists.
Therearenolegalconsequences(asindrugsaddiction)sothepenalty(costs)
ofabuseisofapsychologicalnaturewhichishardtocounteract.Wehaveto
honestlyaddthatoftentheparentscontributetosuchaddiction(sic!).OnceaPC
isinstalled,thechildstaysathome,whichseemsharmlessuntilhis/hergradesat
schoolgetworseandthechilddoesnotparticipateinfamilylife,butmerelyin
frontofthescreen.
ThetragedyoffallingundercontrolofInternetdependencytouchesrela-
tivelysmallpercentageofpeopleatthemoment,butthisproportionmaybe
higheramongtheyounggeneration,usingcomputersfromtheageof5.They
willbeunabletolivewithoutanaccesstofullyoperationalinformationtechno-
logy.Weareconstantlybombardedwithnewwaysofusingcomputer,which
havethesamemoreorlessdefinedprofits.Whowillwin–humanreasonorthe
Internet?Whoknows?–mustbearethoricalquestion.
EliminateorPromoteIntercontinentalBridge
Inourhigh-pacedliveswealsoneedfastcontactsandcommunication.And
theseneedsarealmosttotallyfulfilledbytheInternet.Literallyasecondis
enoughtosendawordfromMadridtoTokyo.Directconversation,questions
andanswersarealmosttimeless,andcommunicationissimultaneous;thisisre-
allyappreciated.Suchcontactscannotsubstitutefacetofacecommunicationbut
areaneffectivebridgee.g.inacademicandresearchcooperation.Suchspeedis
anunquestionableadvantage.
BeingconvincedofthevalueoftheInternet(despitemanyrisks)Iwould
stillpromoteitasoneofthebesttechnologicaldevicesforgettingalongwith
thecomplexworldofscience,events,peopleandideas.Moderate,selective
usageisaveryrewardingpracticewhereasextremeabusecausespsychological
problems.Withappropriatebehavior,legalregulations,self-control,goodin-
putsandaspecialsavoir-vivrewiththeInternetmaycontributetoourpersonal
growthandunderstandingoftheworldthroughlearningaboutdiscoveriesand
exchangingwithothersourviews,emotionsandambitions.TheInternetcan
leadtoamorefriendlycoexistenceofpeoples.Butlikealovelyroseflower
spreadingitscharmingsmell,itcanalsohurtwhengraspedinhand.Thepos-
sibilitiespresentedbytheInternetchallengearefabulous,butwetheusers
shouldbeholdingthecontrolandmakingdecisionsonitsproperusagefor
makinglifebetter.
