Optimism and Pessimism... which somehow lead to the internet...

I think that the common view of society today is that, if unattended, it will screw itself over. I think that's why society is in such a demising state right now, though. I think we need to focus more on optimism, because our captiousness makes the world too strict to live in. Everyone feels the need to adhere to other's expectations, while if people were more optimistic, then I think society would run better. On the flip side, however, I believe that society has become heavily reliant upon the internet, and therefore technology in general. The internet is a great tool for information, yes, but it is also highly destructive. I will admit that I spend far too much time in front of the computer. I wish I went outside more, and played more games with more of my friends- but in theory, that takes up too much time. However, if I am sitting in my room doing homework. Checking out the latest news on my mac will only take five minutes, in theory. Yeah right. Between PerezHilton and Facebook, being online for a few hours is inevitable. So... maybe less homework is the cause of the internet being so commonly used? But then again, America is like seventeenth in science and math. I think we need harder curriculum's in school- but that's a topic for next week!