The Internet quickly became our main medium to get ideas across. People have access to massive amounts of information with a click of a button. Occasionally, an idea, opinion, criticism, or even verbal abuse can catch the eyes of many. The information then spreads across the Internet like wildfire. Something really small on the Internet can become viral in one day. It only requires users to click a button to share it on social media. The butterfly effect is a theory which states that an extremely small disturbance can lead to a large occurrence or change. This effect is analogous to the behavior of the Internet and its users. The web that the Internet created has somewhat linked all of us together, but have turned us into narcissistic beings in the process. Viral information feeds off of people’s need for attention.
