Is Easy Access to Knowledge a Blessing or a Curse? - The Modern Dilemma

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I greet you once again with great joy and welcome you to my blog, where today we’ll be tackling another interesting topic.

It’s time to discuss whether easy access to knowledge is a blessing.

Nowadays, with all the technological advancements we have, accessing information is incredibly easy.

Thanks to major progress—especially in decentralized networks, globalization, internet access, and cellular networks—anyone, anywhere in the world with a cell phone can simply connect to the internet.

This means immediate access to all information, as we might say. So, gaining knowledge has never been easier.

Compare this to earlier eras, when our ancestors had to walk long distances to reach school or bike many kilometers to attend a class…

I’ve read stories of people who traveled three to four hours daily to attend classes in remote villages in China and other far-flung areas—places where learning was a necessity.

People endured great sacrifices. Even parents sacrificed parts of their income so their children could study at schools in cities three to four hours away by bike or on foot.

I believe people back then had a deeper, more profound understanding of the knowledge they acquired.

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This is the key difference with today’s generations: while they obtain knowledge, their understanding remains superficial, and they fail to value it deeply—precisely because they access information so quickly.

I wonder: If there were a global catastrophe, if the internet shut down, and we permanently lost access to computers, cell phones, or all this technology, what would the younger generations —who lack skills like farming, welding, or blacksmithing do?— Without the internet, they’d have no way to access that remote knowledge.

They’d have to travel to cities, as our ancestors once did, leading to a societal regression.

Therefore, I believe there’s a critical need for newer generations to value and recognize the importance of deeper understanding.

At an educational level, schools must adopt a different approach: a proactive method that fosters profound and extensive comprehension of the sacrifices made by past generations.

Because it’s thanks to these ancestors and prior generations that we have today’s technology and advancements.

Their efforts to improve the world allowed newer generations to enjoy modern comforts.

Thus, these generations need to place greater value on merit, hard work, and appreciation for what they have.

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They should strive to deserve the level of education and technological access they enjoy today and cherish it more deeply.

This is sorely lacking, and education plays a vital role in addressing it.

People seem to grow dumber by the day due to internet access, failing to harness its true potential.

They hold all knowledge at their fingertips yet prefer to use the internet for videos and entertainment.

I’m certain 95% of those reading this post—and people worldwide—use the internet solely for that purpose.

Yet, it takes intelligence and capability to truly leverage the benefits and opportunities the internet offers.

So, there’s a vast difference between being intelligent and being wise—and we must learn to appreciate that distinction.

While I hope future generations will mature and grow wiser over time, I remain doubtful this shift will occur anytime soon.