Despite recent events, people still positive about internet’s impact on society
Despite the chaos and fallout of the past two years, the vast majority of Americans still believe the internet is a positive thing in their lives. That’s according to a recent Pew Research Center survey conducted in January.
The survey found that 88 percent of US adults believe the internet has been mostly positive for them personally. However, when asked if the internet is good for society as a whole, the numbers are somewhat lower. About 70 percent believe that the internet remains a positive thing for society.
This figure has declined “by a modest but still significant 6 percentage points since early 2014.” There has been a corresponding rise among those who say that the internet’s impact “is a mix of good and bad” (8 percent to 14 percent), while the percentage of those who believe the internet is bad has remained constant at around 14 or 15 percent.
That nets out at 30 percent who say the internet is a mixed blessing or bad for society.
The decline in positive sentiment is sha..