Internet and Creativity

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Introduction :

Paragraph 1 : Massive creative content

Paragraph 2 : Discusses international issues

Paragraph 3 : Options that enhance creativity and critical thinking skills

They say that “All work and no play makes Jack a dull boy”, but what happens if Jack has too much play and no work at all? This argument seems to be applied to the current generation ever so often, with the growth of technology that seems to be solving every life problems effortlessly. In fact, the Internet is often blamed for the lack of creativity and critical thinking in today’s youth, which I have to disagree completely for several reasons. In contradiction to this statement, the Internet actually improves these skills due to having massive creative content, providing a place for international issues discussion and available options that helps in enhancing them.

                First and foremost, the Internet contains a massive amount of creative content and ideas which will inspire the youth to do the same. Since creativity itself is finding the connection between seemingly unrelated items, the excess of information in the Internet means that there would be more resources to find connections between.  Several websites in the Internet also encourage creativity expression, where they are able to share works of art and getting recognition for it. This would help in developing the youth’s creativity skills as they desire to make more.

                Other than that, the Internet also works as a platform to discuss international issues which promotes critical thinking among youth. Topics such as feminism or anti-violence garner a lot of attention and probes the youth to use their critical thinking skills to find a solution towards the problem. Without the Internet, the youth may not even come across such issues in everyday life hence not even having the chance to take a while to think about it.

                Last but not least, the Internet also provides options that enhance creativity and critical thinking such as online games and open-source softwares. Strategy online games for example, require the player to think critically in order to win the game, coming up with creative strategies to defeat the opponent. There are also several open-source softwares such as painting softwares in which the youth can express their creativity and activities such as web-designing also gives them the option to personalize their blogs, making them more creative in return.

                So when Jack meets the Internet, would he still be a dull boy? Of course not! In fact, he might be the most creative and the best critical thinker among the boys his age. With the correct balance and control over how he uses the Internet, the youth of today can certainly develop inept creativity and critical thinking skills for them to excel in the future.