Net Potatoes, Beware of WWW

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Monicagate story, best source? Internet. Cricket score, hook to the

Net. Bookworms, WWW is the choice. Business on-line, or E-mails, ... all credit to

Internet. Well, what does one see and feel about Internet? A positive phenomenon. Apropos,

better and easier communication and a mega-library of information. Hocus-pocus or hobby

horse, the Net opportunity is a state of necessity for some, an entertainment media for

others, a means for quenching curiosity, an escape from boredom, ... whatever form it may

assume I-access driving people to become Net potatoes. Net-effect? Probably, many would be

nescient about the Net-side-effects on an individual. It, more than increasing social

interaction, aggravates depression and loneliness.

The Telegraph Group Ltd, London, recently reported that a study

commissioned by leading technology companies to find out the implications of Internet

surfing, has come up with concrete evidence that Net surfing at home increases depression

and loneliness. Unbelievable. In fact, so were Intel, HP, and Apple Computers, those who

have been involved in funding the research project. The study showed that the participants

mainly used Internet more for its social aspects, like E-mail, than for reading or

watching videos. And their physical interaction with friends and family members declined

in comparison with the amount of time they spent on-line.

Why the psychological depression? Social scientists are yet to come out

with a candid reason. The logic so far is that people give up day-to-day contact and find

depressed or because they are exposed to a larger world, they wonder and ponder about what

they are doing. Harming or harnessing, the debate has just got initiated. And certainly

will not be carrying a "Net-mailing is injurious to health" statutory warning,

in the near future.

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