"consequences" has such negative connotation, it quite literally simply means, "the effects"]. Michael Wesch created a very well put together infographic video to explain his views on the subject. feel free to take your time to familiarize or [re familiarize] yourself with it.
now, he makes it clear that his opinion is that the "machine" that we call the internet is using us, but i feel that it's a symbiotic relationship. it can't gain any information unless we use it and the information that it does gain is used to swell the amount of options we have to look at. we use it and take the information that it offers and it feeds off of our use and takes our time. the internet opens up more and more avenues for different kinds of writers to jump into the game. people who found pen and paper stifling before and now find a more fluid way to express their thoughts. [which brings into question the quality of writing and the dedication of these "new writers" to the craft of writing.] to put it into perspective, the internet is a machine made of people. we need people in our day-to-day life, we will probably always need people in our day-to-day life, and there will be days that we wish to be people free. take those days in stride. if you feel that the internet [people] is becoming too much of a controlling force, then take a break and a breath.
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