How Internet Has Affected American Culture

Throughout the years continuing positive advances of the Internet have impacted American culture and lifestyles drastically. From advances in the medical field, the way we communicate and how education has changed over the years. There are many advantages and disadvantages having the Internet so prominent in our lives. For most of us the Internet plays a very important role in our lives.
The growth of the Internet has helped the medical field advance enormously. Without the needed technology a lot of people would struggle with their health. In addition it saves many innocent lives (“Technology Advancements”, n.d. para 6). A big factor in the advancing medical field, is how more lives are being saved. Now there are more noninvasive tests that can be performed. Technology has also enabled doctors to use e-mail, texts, videos, and conference facilities
Between e-mailing, texting, video conference, and social media, people can connect anywhere with anyone. The theory that the use of computers represents a cultural technique emphasizes the great significance computers have in today’s world and offers numerous connecting factors for evaluations of philosophical, sociological and linguistic nature (Ruda, S & Rothkegel, A, 2012, page 177). Having access to the Internet helps to see and relate to different cultures. The most significant impact of technology on communication is the spread of the Internet and the possibility of sending emails and chatting. In the pre-information technology days, a document often required re-typing on the typewriter before the final version. Sending the letter across a distance to someone else required a visit to the post office and a postage stamp. Faster methods such as telegrams had severe limitations in text and were quite costly (Nayab, 2014, para 6). Access to the Internet for communication helps everyone become worldlier and understanding of certain