Benefits

The internet is full of resources and information made available to us at our fingertips. So why is it that the most popular sites for people our age are not news sites or online encyclopedias, but Facebook, Perez Hilton, Twitter, and other substance free sites. These websites are the equivalent of empty calories. They provide us with no nutrition, but darn it if they aren't entertaining. I think that we are so busy doing research and writing for school all the time, that visiting these sites is a necessary part of our unwinding process. Sometimes it is completely necessary to shut down our minds and just have fun. I suppose there are worse things we could be doing.