In the last 1,000 years what has been the most revolutionary development? The answer would be the personal computer! Never has such a development been so promising, yet devastating at the same time. This miraculous invention comes two sided, the heads side being that we are now a very fast paced, and technologically advanced country, the tails side being that we now have in our midst a whole different accessibility to pornography, a decrease in physical activity of Americans, and a severe increase in opportunity for fraud and hacking. Before the personal computer was released to the public, only the mainframes existed. These mainframes took as much space as a Costco warehouse would take today! They were made up of PVC pipes and huge air-conditioning units for cooling the pipes off. Mainframes were primarily used for businesses or scientific studies. Personal c
Another problem Americans face is the laziness of sitting down at a computer all day and not getting any physical activity. "Sedentary lifestyles, especially television viewing and Internet cruising, have become acceptable, Murr said. 'Kids are getting the message awfully early - that's the way we live.'" ( ). When kids in high school are part of the student body that is left out, they turn to the Internet for enjoyment, games, and friends. This wouldn't be so bad except for the fact that it is highly addicting. Kids will spend more time on the Internet instead of getting outside and exercising. The Internet is increasingly becoming even more attractive to women, minorities and families with modest incomes.
"If consumers take advantage of what's available, the Internet is an extremely powerful tool to empower consumers when they buy," (Kleindl). This is how
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