Title: The Good, Bad, and Ugly of the Internet - ExcalTech
Headings: The Good, Bad, and Ugly of the Internet
The Good, Bad, and Ugly of the Internet
The Good
The Bad
The Ugly

Content: In fact, for every benefit listed above, there is a drawback. The easier access to information opens the door for more misinformation. For all the ease of banking, shopping, and communication there are threat actors looking to steal resources and personal information for profit. For every like-minded person you meet, you meet all manners of Internet trolls and other undesirable people. Social media has had an amazing amount of influence, but for all the good that it does, it also creates what is known as a “toxic mirror” effect. This is the concept of making people feel bad about themselves by constantly being exposed to information that would make them create negative opinions about themselves. The toxic mirror makes anything that isn’t physical, emotional, and mental perfection, ugly and bad. Beyond the toxic mirror, many people use social media in ways that hurt the people around them. The manifestation of a social persona can often present the opportunity for a user to put out very public misinformation. This break from reality further muddies people’s ability to properly identify risk, putting them in harmful situations.