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Article written by:joel elijah Opusunju

The Human Race and the internet – 50 things they have in common.

At first instance, most people would see that humans and the internet do not belong in the same category; however, a deep look into what happens for the society reveals they have striking similarities. Here are 50 things that both the human race and the internet share:

1.Connectivity: Human and Internet are highly interlinked with people and information.

2.Knowledge: Each has a huge amount of knowledge.

3.Communication: They use different means to communicate among themselves and share thoughts and information.

4.Language: They use language for communication.

5.Creativity: They are both creative in their own ways.

6.Diversity: There are different cultures, thoughts and views that constitute both groups.

7.Sharing: They both lead to exchange of thoughts, ideas and experiences among people.

8.Learning: They promote ongoing development and learning.

9.Evolution: They are always changing and adopting to the new technology and innovations.

10Community: They cultivate the feeling of being at home and togetherness.

11.Global Reach: Both can bring together people from different parts of the globe.

12.Accessibility: They always aim at becoming reachable to many individuals.

13.Innovation:They both provide an environment for innovations that break the status quo.

14.Entertainment: They both provide numerous entertainment opportunities.

15.Collaboration:Both facilitate collaboration and teamwork.

16.Freedom of Expression: It stands for their freedoms as well as valuing them.

17.Privacy: Each also suffers from the challenge of ensuring privacy and security.

18.Commerce: They act as marketplaces where buyers and sellers trade products or services.

19.Addiction: They are also addictive and time consuming.

20.Education: They also enhance individual opportunities of personal enlightenment and learning.

21.Empowerment: They also give people power to speak, and influence.

22.Memories: Both preserve memories and experiences.

23.News and Information: They all act as important channels through which people receive their information.

24.Socialization: They both support social integration.

25.Censorship: Censorship and control of information is also a challenge facing both.

26.Vulnerability: Hacking and other cyber threats can affect both the system and the smart card.

23.Responsibility: These call for cautiousness for using them and conduct.

24.Equality: Each in its own way may work toward equity and equality.

25.Virtual Reality: They both provide with virtual experience and simulators as well.

26.Artificial Intelligence: They both investigate the potentials of an artificial intelligence.

27.Validation: They both desire others’ approval and acknowledgement.

28.Trends: These tend to affect each others as they both participate in making people acceptable for social life, according to trends that become popular.

29.Opinions: They give opportunities for expression of various opinions.

30.Disinformation: This is especially so in that it relates the spreading of incorrect information.

31.Filters: They both have mechanisms that enable them to filter through and sort out important information.

32.Multimedia: They have different types of Multimedia.

33.User-generated Content: They are both dependent on crowd sourcing.

34.Real-time Updates: These are also real-time updates and information provided.

35.Networking: Both facilitate professional networking opportunities.

36.Instantaneousness: Both prioritize speed and immediacy.

37Gamification: Both incorporate elements of gamification.

39.Memes: They both generate and spread memes to the internet.

40.Search: They both use seach algorithms to retrieve wanted information.

41.User Interfaces: They both have simple interface that makes them easy to use.

42.Feedback: Similarly, they promote feedback and user participation.

43.Online Communities: They both create online communities as well as subcultures.

44.Constant changes:As Humans,we are always fast changing as we tend to go with time so is the internet.

45.Analytics:Data analytics is beneficial for each of them for obtaining insights and making improvements in both cases.

46.Disruption: They are capable of breaking up existing systems and industries.

47.Endurance: Each has made an impact on who we are and it is difficult to dispose of them.

48.Global Reach: The internet is a tool that enables us to communicate with those of different cultures or backgrounds; and we interact with humans on the other side of the globe.

49.Storage and Memory: The human brain is where humans’ memories as well as information is kept while the internet saves huge data into many servers and cloud storages.

50.Constant Evolution: The internet as well as humans is changing at an accelerated rate due to technological advancements and societal evolution.

Finally, the internet is made up of connections between people and sharing of information and so does a human being as far as creativity and adaption is concerned. Having an understanding of these similarities will make sense to us, how the internet is a reflection of ourselves and who we are.

 like the famous Carl Sagan will say “The brain is like a muscle. When it is in use we feel very good. Understanding is joyous.”

Article written by: Joel Elijah Opusunju