Overconsumption of Media on the Internet This world is a disconnected place, mainly because of the Internet. Most see the Internet as a beneficial tool for society, which is true. The Web has changed the way we do tasks from reading our scrapbooks to ordering supplies for special events. It is also a vast source of information. It's really a useful tool. However, all tools, especially powerful ones, are often used irresponsibly and unnecessarily. You can see it on the streets, with people looking at their screens, connected with earphones. You see it on the street with people unknowingly on their phones while talking or texting. You see it when everyone at home is using some media device like an iPod or laptop. You can see it at school, with students staying up until four in the morning doing who knows what on the computer. The story is the same, people now have access to so much information that they can't do without it, and they continue to access the vast archive that is the Internet. Most Americans spend 23 hours a week on the Internet, texting. This is just a small amount of time wasted by computer enthusiasts. A graph from Emarketer states that people spend 155 minutes a day on the Internet since 2010 and is suspected to have increased since then (Cook). Mathematically, this equates to about ten percent of your day spent staring at the screen. At that moment, it continually makes us stupid. We need to be more responsible. The Internet is a powerful tool and should be treated as such. We creators of this vast resource must remember not to binge on its abysmal dogma. Limit web use to one hour a day, unless it is necessary for work to spend more time on the Internet. With...... half of paper ......nce, and like all household appliances it needs to be used with care. In this case it is necessary to moderate it, keeping it at low daily doses, for a maximum of one hour. Otherwise, the impact it has on the minds of children and adolescents is social damage. It's also not that the world outside of a monitor is any less exciting. So turn off your tablet and iPad and see how the world has changed since you last checked in. Work Cited Affonso, Bob. “Effect of the Internet on Social Skills.” Source Sierra. Np, December 1, 1999. Web. April 20, 2014. Cuoco, Renee. "Television: the most used consumers." Television on media channels: the multimedia channel most used by consumers. SunDog, December 21, 2010. Web. April 20, 2014. Enwald, Nathanael. “Is the Internet Making Us Stupid?” The pointer. University of Wisconsin: Steven Point, nd Web. 20 April. 2014.