Recent years have seen increasing volumes of knowledge being made available in the public domain. Such a flood of information has had a huge impact on people's lives, both positively and negatively, but, on balance, I think the trend is harmful.
There is no doubt that having access to large amounts of information is beneficial. Take students studying outside library hours, for example. Having access to the internet makes life easier for them, as they can research journals and articles 24 hours a day. The availability of such knowledge nowadays also results in a reduction in travelling to libraries and saves students and researchers lots of time. So the benefits are enormous.
Being overwhelmed by information, however, is a major negative consequence. It is difficult for everyone, including shoppers, students and researchers, for example, to find the right information, as there is now too much available. For example, a shopper looking for a fridge or clothes may be hindered by the amount of choice available. Likewise, not being able to examine the information closely is also a problem. Students, for example, may not have time to read details they come across on the internet, or indeed in paper journals, carefully enough to examine whether they are correct.
There are some positive aspects of having access to large amounts of information, but it is largely a dangerous trend. Apart from the negative impact mentioned above, it is easy for people to waste time searching through large volumes of information. In addition, the information load is increasing daily both in paper form and electronically, so the problem is due to worsen.
In conclusion, despite the obvious positive effects of the availability of large amounts of information nowadays, the impact of increasing volumes of knowledge is harmful to everyone.
Recent years have
seen
increasing volumes of knowledge
being made
available in the public domain. Such a flood of
information
has had a huge impact on
people
's
lives
, both
positively
and
negatively
,
but
, on balance, I
think
the trend is harmful.
There is no doubt that having access to
large
amounts
of
information
is beneficial. Take
students
studying outside library hours, for
example
. Having access to the internet
makes
life easier for them, as they can research journals and articles 24 hours a day. The availability of such knowledge nowadays
also
results in a reduction in travelling to libraries and saves
students
and researchers lots of time.
So
the benefits are enormous.
Being overwhelmed
by
information
,
however
, is a major
negative
consequence. It is difficult for everyone, including shoppers,
students
and researchers, for
example
, to find the right
information
, as there is
now
too much available. For
example
, a shopper looking for a fridge or clothes may
be hindered
by the
amount
of choice available.
Likewise
, not being able to examine the
information
closely
is
also
a problem.
Students
, for
example
, may not have time to read
details
they
come
across on the internet, or
indeed
in paper journals,
carefully
enough
to examine whether they are correct.
There are
some
positive
aspects of having access to
large
amounts
of
information
,
but
it is
largely
a
dangerous
trend. Apart from the
negative
impact mentioned above, it is easy for
people
to waste time searching through
large
volumes of
information
.
In addition
, the
information
load is increasing daily both in paper form and
electronically
,
so
the problem is due to worsen.
In conclusion
, despite the obvious
positive
effects of the availability of
large
amounts
of
information
nowadays, the impact of increasing volumes of knowledge is harmful to everyone.