Cyberspace

Then vs. Now

Presenter: Hailee Eastus

Presenter Status: Undergraduate student

Academic Year: 20-21

Semester: Fall

Faculty Mentor: Michaela Grobbel

Department: Modern Languages & Literatures

Funding Source/Sponsor: SYRCE Symposium

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Abstract:
Cyberspace is a world that is continuing to evolve faster than we even know it. Beginning in the 1980’s, new technology was created with no worries about it may become. There are such impressive advancements that people have accomplished, for example how computers were back then compared to now. In the present, there are a wide range of components of cyberspace that everyone uses almost daily. Gaming, work, school, and other forms of entertainment are taking hours out of our days, and although it is amazing how smart people are, it is taking over for the worst. The internet was created to do minimal basic tasks; now, we are facing hacking, bullying, and other crimes happening on the internet. People are losing the reality of human connection, as well as the reality of the world itself. So, is cyberspace a good thing? Or is it something that is going to completely crush our population?