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| Topic | Like it or not, technology is a heavy contributor to social phobia. |
| pinky0926 09/17/17 11:00:40 AM #10: | josifrees posted... I think you actually completely wrong. Technology is giving people more and more tools to socialize and it has given people that have absolutely no social skills the ability to communicate with people. You have less face to face interaction, yes, but social media platforms and places like this message board have greatly expanded the avenues of communication. As Addy said, the problem comes when people use social media as a substitute for human interaction, rather than a helpful addition. I seem to come across a lot of people these days who are even scared to talk on the phone. They'd just rather text. That doesn't seem healthy to me. I can't see how communicating via message will ever be a healthy substitute to actually talking to people and taking in their features and hearing their voice and making eye contact. You don't get to practise how to respond instantly when you have all the time in the world to think up a witty reply. For example, I know a lot of people who are fiery and vivacious on social media, but you meet them in real life and all that passion and intensity is buried under 14 inches of anxiety. I don't think their habit of writing out perfect rebuttals on Facebook translates to better conflict resolution in person. --- CE's Resident Scotsman. http://i.imgur.com/ILz2ZbV.jpg ... Copied to Clipboard! |
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