The Internet makes people closer/distant. Chairman: Zhang Zequn. Pro: University of Malaya. The Internet makes people closer. Opponent: University of Macau. The Internet makes people more distant. Chairman: Does the Internet make people closer or more distant? What about alienation? This is also our debate topic today. According to the results of the pre-match draw, Pro: University of Malaya holds the view that "the Internet makes people closer", and Con: University of Macau holds the view that "the Internet makes people further apart." The first thing to enter is the argument stage. Each side has 3 minutes to state their opinions. First, I would like to invite the affirmative to speak. (Applause) First argument: In the past, people were far apart from each other, but now people can meet each other thousands of miles away through the Internet. In the past, even in small countries with few people, people would never communicate with each other. Nowadays, people can marry thousands of miles apart. Chairman, judges, hello everyone! The Internet is a communication network composed of emails. Its emergence has given people an additional communication channel in addition to direct conversations. Its appearance has caused quantitative and qualitative changes in people's concerns, making them closer to each other. From a macro perspective, it refers to the reduction of barriers and increased understanding among humans around the world; from a micro perspective, it refers to an emotional transformation between people from scratch, from shallow to deep. Therefore, today the other party must argue that the emergence of the Internet has increased the distance between people, established various barriers, and turned good friends into enemies. Only in this way can the other party's position be established. We will demonstrate our position from two levels. First, the emergence of the Internet has made it easier for people to communicate. Whether it is culture, education or technology, all information can be circulated quickly online. At this time, we not only have to ask, when all the medical experts are enjoying life through the Internet and working hard for the patient Zhu Li, how can the opponent's friends still say that the Internet is the link between people and people? We are even more distant from each other. From the floods in East China to the massacre of Chinese in Indonesia, to the crisis in Kosovo. Human beings all over the world use the Internet to carry forward the spirit of mutual help and friendship and show care for each other. In terms of personal connections, the Internet allows humans to reduce the constraints of time and space, allowing humans to freely strengthen personal connections. Today we are studying abroad, but we can get in touch with our families at our fingertips. Second, the Internet provides a vast space for communication, allowing people to make friends. Whether it is culture, education or science and technology, people can find close friends online. Standing at this corner of history, standing at the junction of history, we look back on the past and see that the Internet has brought people closer and more familiar with each other, and looking forward to the future, we can also see that human beings will be closer to the Internet. Thanks! (Applause)? Chairman: Thank you, classmate He Xiaowei, thank you! Next, Zhang Ying, a student from the opposing side, will be asked to state her views. The time is also 3 minutes. The first argument of the opposing side: Chairman, judges, hello everyone! First of all, Fang Yibian just told everyone that our point of view is that "the Internet makes people more alienated." Then she wants us to demonstrate how friends turn against each other. What does this have to do with alienation? Please ask the opposing debater not to exaggerate the topic of the debate. Secondly, the opponent's friend said that she has never been to Macau and can get some relevant information about Macau from the Internet. But the opponent, I have never met you, so how can we get close to each other through the Internet? The opponent's fellow debater was so eloquent just now, which is nothing more than showing everyone present how fast and convenient the Internet is for information exchange. However, the science of interpersonal relationships tells us that people’s communication mainly falls into two categories: emotional communication and information exchange. Currently, most communication on the Internet is information exchange. However, we all know that the so-called issues of closeness and alienation mainly refer to interpersonal relationships and How can the Internet carry such a heavy burden on one shoulder when it comes to the issue of closeness and distance between thoughts and feelings? Marx well said that criticism of weapons cannot replace the weapons of criticism. The Internet is just a tool invented by humans, and it indeed provides convenience for humans to communicate over long distances. However, we cannot just become admirers of the Internet, thinking that with it, we can get a panacea that brings people closer. Judging from the impact of the Internet on people in recent years, it has not only failed to bring people closer, but has made them further apart. We have never denied that the Internet provides a convenient way for people to travel. But many people are addicted to human-computer communication and ignore direct face-to-face communication in real life. How can your email be compared to you brushing the chopsticks and washing the dishes, wiping the back and rubbing the shoulders for your parents in person.

How can the separation between friends on the Internet compare with the deep affection of "The water in the Peach Blossom Pond is a thousand feet deep, but it is not as affectionate as Wang Lun's gift to me"? How can the greetings from lovers on the Internet compare to the poetic and picturesque sentiment of "Moon on the willow branches, meeting people after dusk"? (Applause) Finally, from the perspective of existing problems on the Internet, today’s Internet has not yet formed a complete set of mature network ethics and network regulations to restrict and regulate it. Many people go online wearing masks, and what they get is very likely to be a Or the message from many masked people. There is a famous saying circulating on the Internet - "I didn't know you were a dog." Isn't this a vivid portrayal of online life? You can talk nonsense on the Internet without being responsible. The Internet has simply become a nonsense network. How can it bring people closer? Therefore, we must realize more clearly that a network that lacks the constraints of human reason can only bring people emotional alienation. Thank you all! (Applause)...? Chairman: The next step is the concluding speech. First, Wu Fei, a student from the opposing side of the third debate, will be asked to summarize the opposing side's views. The time is 3 minutes. Three arguments for the opposing side: First of all, please allow me to point out two mistakes made by the other side’s debaters. First, it is said that there must be positive consequences if there are external causes. I would like to ask the other debater, can the advancement of technological means really bring people happiness and happiness? Cars replaced horse-drawn carriages. This was only an advancement in technology, but it did not improve the relationship between father and son, or even the relationship between driver and passengers. Secondly, I feel that this matter is unfair. The opponent’s fellow debater repeatedly emphasized that there was a tragedy involving Chinese Indonesians in the Chinese community. However, there is also information on the Internet about accidentally bombing the Chinese Embassy! I would like to ask the other debater, what do you believe? Do you only rely on information to understand this society? We believe that the Internet makes people more alienated for three reasons. First, the advancement of technological means does not necessarily lead to the advancement of human spiritual civilization. It depends on the public opinion. Only with the same values ??and the same era can we forge the same ideals and pursuits. When the Internet and high-rise buildings bring people closer, why do we feel more lonely and confused? Second, rely on online communication and ignore interpersonal communication. Attempting to replace the emotional communication between people in real life with human-machine communication makes people even more alienated. What makes people human is that they can make and use tools without being addicted to tools. They can formulate and abide by social contracts, punish evil and promote good. When people in isolated electronic castles use keyboards to send out a string of electronic messages without heat and life to relatives and friends even just a short distance away, I wonder if what mankind loses is just "having friends come from afar, not just..." Is it the real nature of communication that makes people happy? Third, human beings' own problems can only be solved by themselves. The ultimate source of improvement in the relationship between people is the improvement of the communication relationship between people in real life. Even if we cannot choose the era in which we live, we can do whatever we want. An era changes an era, and finally creates a new era. "The green mountains cannot cover it, and it will flow eastward after all." I have a dream. One morning in the new century, when we throw ourselves into the spiritual home of mankind where all tribulations have passed, When we take a last look, we will pay attention to the reconstruction of the human spiritual home that shocked Aristotle, the great heart of ancient Greece. As the spirit of all things, humans have always only themselves as their own savior. Thank you all! (Warm applause) Chairman: Thank you, Wu Fei! Finally, I asked the affirmative to make a concluding speech from Mr. Hu Jianbiao. The time was also 3 minutes. The third argument of the affirmative: Hello everyone! First, let me correct some of the mistakes made by my fellow debaters. First, the first argument of the opposing debater is that today, because the Internet is human-computer communication, with this human-computer communication, people will inevitably ignore face-to-face communication, thus making people closer. I want to tell you that this argument makes two basic mistakes. First, does using the Internet really ignore face-to-face communication? Today I am surfing the Internet at home. Can you conclude based on this that from now on I will live in seclusion indoors with my computer, and I will not come out to interact with others? No, I still interact with people, but since then I have used the Internet to interact with people all over the world. Second, the other party’s friend told us: We have to meet today to get closer to each other. I don’t understand that very well. I am writing to my family today to ask if my relationship with my family is okay. More distant? What we know better today is that the Internet is a non-face-to-face communication method. It is a method of heart-to-heart communication. Why do the other debaters try so hard to tell us that only face-to-face communication can be called communication.

Second, the opponent’s second argument is that because people on the Internet use anonymity to communicate with others, this makes people more distant from each other. I also find this argument very strange. When I interact with my pen pal, I use a pen name. Can you use this conclusion to say that my relationship with my pen pal is becoming more and more distant? Third, the opponent’s third argument tells us that people who use the Internet will have some shortcomings. They proposed pornographic websites and some rumors. We fully admit this. But I would like to give you an example. There will be plane crashes today, and there will be motive and fraud. However, because there are plane crashes and hijackings, we conclude that planes will not be used. People reach their destination faster because it has disadvantages. Can such a logical inference be established? (Applause) Our argument today is based on the concept of closerness, which is both qualitative and quantitative. In terms of quality, people have become closer from being indifferent to now knowing each other; in terms of quantity, people have become closer from being indifferent to communicating with common people today. Below I will demonstrate our position with three arguments. First, the emergence of the Internet has enabled people to break down national boundaries and cultural barriers. We know that the Internet is spread all over the world, whether you are in Asia or Europe. You can communicate with Juren through the Asian link, and you can communicate with Juren through the European Union. Does this kind of breaking down the barriers of national boundaries make you closer or more distant? Second, the Internet has successfully aroused people's hearts to help and care for each other. The massacre of overseas Chinese in Indonesia and the bombing of Kosovo, Yugoslavia, received support from everyone on the Internet, which is an irrefutable proof. Third, the Internet has successfully broken down the time barrier. Today, no matter you are far away or on the other side of the world, I can communicate with you instantly through the Internet. From the lack of communication in the past to now being able to communicate frequently through the Internet, if this kind of relationship is not called closer, is it called more distant as the other debater said? Thanks! (Applause)? This is a defense statement for an international college debate, and the topic is exactly the same as yours. For reference only, questions are welcome! ?