Debate (Giving Opinion)
Members of the group:
- Alifa Fitratulhaq (Team contra)
- Farhan Nafis Rayhan (Team contra)
- Irbad Adi Pradana (Team pro)
- Yuma Yumna Jauza Maulidka (Team pro)
Debate topic:
The internet is reducing the amount of time people spend working deeply
Yuma Yumna Jauza Maulidka (Team pro):
I agree with the opinion of the internet is reducing the amount of time people spend working deeply because what I see now is that many people have trouble getting a good internet network so that activities that are carried out online are interrupted. especially during this pandemic. We are required to have a good internet network because all our activities such as studying or working are done online. first take a look at our own country. many people are struggling and can't afford to buy internet packages. some even do not have a cell phone. the problem is that the economy in Indonesia is not evenly distributed but is required to study or work online. Internet use can also make someone less focused. For example, when students are studying or when workers are working, they can be distracted because of an incoming message or something that makes them curious so they open their cell phones and break their concentration. when their concentration has been diverted, their task will take more time to finish.
Alifa Fitratulhaq (Team contra):
I don't agree with that opinion. Because I think the internet is important for work. Precisely with the internet, it can be easier and faster to complete a job. For example we can find what we want to know on the internet and the results will appear quickly. We can also communicate via video conferencing even though we don't meet. And it requires internet. So, the internet is important to us and will not reduce the amount of time people spend working.
Irbad Adi Pradana (Team pro):
How often do we check our phones only to find news about a celebrity breakup, emails from friends about a viral post, or the daily flooding of notifications from YouTube. I argue that these distractions are unnecessarily damaging the quality of work that we do, and we're better off without them. We often don't take into consideration how taxing for our time a certain social media platform might be, we justify the use of a platform solely based on the benefits, not weighing it againts the cons. this way of thinking is what's called as the any-benefit mind-set, if there is any potential benefit of using it then its usage must be justified. we can quickly identify the problem with this mindset because it ignores all the negatives that come along with the tools in question. These services are engineered to be addictive. The more enticing social media you have pulling at your attention, the harder it’ll be to maintain focus on something important. An obvious way to fix this is to take some time to weigh the pros and cons of the platform you use.
Farhan Nafis Rayhan (Team contra):
I need to disagree with that. To be honest, it is not wrong if you say that this is a usage of any-benefit mindset. But my opinion is you need to view the topic from another perspective. Although you might see it as a distraction, based on my point of view the usage of social media could be used as a media for taking a rest. After a lot of work time it's not hard for our minds to get exhausted and become less motivated. If we take the needle instead, we will only get more stressed and in turn making it hard for us just to find new and creative ideas. Even worse at one point we might get overwhelmingly bored and decide to just quit the work altogether. So we obviously need to take a break and free our mind every once in a while. Not only we will feel refreshed and motivated, we might also get new ideas for our work while we're going through social media or the web. Of course don't use up too much time otherwise it will slow our pace down instead. But with the enough amount of rest, not only will we enjoy our work we also might have it done faster than if we didn't get a rest at all. So i think that it's an absolutely good thing to surf the net or social media while taking our time from doing work. Other than that, we need to be aware that we're living in the 21'st century where technology is all around us already. Even if we try not to, we will eventualy use technology because its a nessecity during this age. So i think we definitely need to accustom ourselves with all these social medias, internet, or any other technology. While we also make efforts to be less distracted, we also must be able to get the most of their benefit to get our work done efficiently. Thus i absolutely concur that the internet doesn't nessecarily stop us from spending more time working.
