Internet shrunk the world to a global village

People such as Christopher Columbus also wanted to spread their culture and their way of life.

As the famous say goes “I don’t fear the computers. I fear the lack of them”. People these days fear living in times without technology or high-tech gadgets. If we had this lockdown ten years ago, how many of us would have played snakes on our Nokia 1100 mobile phone and whiled away our time.

We cannot even imagine a life without the internet or technology isn’t it? It’s like our whole life is dependent on this. The advances of the technology in today’s world has made it appear to be smaller than it actually is due to the fact that we have everything we need within the touch of a button.

Globalization has contributed to the concept that our world has diminished into a much smaller place. There have been three major phases of globalization. The first phase started in the late 1400s when many explorers from around the world wanted to find new lands in order to gain wealth and glory for their home country.

People such as Christopher Columbus also wanted to spread their culture and their way of life. The first phase of globalization ended in 1800.The second phase of globalization began in the early 1800s shortly after the first phase came to a close. This phase lasted for 200 years; many new technologies and modes of transportation were founded in these years.

Finally, the third stage of globalization started at the start of the new millennium, 2000, and is currently in progress. New computer software and hand-held phones that both contain all of the world information were invented. When the end of the third stage of globalization is over, who knows what new technologies and scientific discoveries we will have at the push of a button or even at the point of a finger.

Most people are convinced that globalization will have a positive impact on the world. This allows for collaboration among nations. However, there are also a large number of people who believe that globalization will have a negative impact. To conclude I would say everything has a good or bad side to it. Technology too is a boon as long as it is our slave, but once it becomes our master it becomes a bane.

Anita Kambhampati

Delhi Public School Nacharam

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