There is a widely held perception among many people that making new friends via social networks and internet chat groups is good. Others opine that face-to-face conversations are important. While there are certainly valid arguments to the contrary, I am strongly inclined to the view that that face-to-face interactions are indeed essential and better.
On the one hand, befriending people through social networks or chat groups helps a person to get acquainted with the culture and norms of a foreign country. For instance, by using social networking platforms like Twitter or Facebook, many people have learned about different country's culture by talking to people of other countries. Moreover, chatting groups are becoming famous on the internet and with the help of this, people find a way to connect with each other through similar interests. In this way, a person's knowledge can be increased as they are being exposed to different point of views.
On the other hand, for a sociable population, it is salient that people engage in face-to-face conversations on a daily basis. In addition, using social media requires the use of a laptop or a smartphone, which can make a person follow a sedentary lifestyle and can also worsen eye health. Furthermore, one point which I believe to be absolutely pivotal is the safety concerns when using the internet to make new friends. Countless cases have been reported where people on social media lie about their identity and cheat naive people by deceiving them to meet them in real life. According to a report of the CBN, numerous ingenuous young girls have gone missing in the past 2 years because of meeting fake people on the internet.
By way of conclusion, I reaffirm my position that face-to-face interaction is fundamental. Even though making friends through social networks and internet chat groups has some perks, communicating face-to-face is safer and hence, better.
There is a
widely
held perception among
many
people
that making new friends via
social
networks and internet chat
groups
is
good
. Others opine that face-to-face conversations are
important
. While there are
certainly
valid arguments to the contrary, I am
strongly
inclined to the view that that face-to-face interactions are
indeed
essential and better.
On the one hand, befriending
people
through
social
networks or chat
groups
helps
a person to
get
acquainted with the culture and norms of a foreign country.
For instance
, by using
social
networking platforms like Twitter or Facebook,
many
people
have learned about
different
country's culture by talking to
people
of
other
countries.
Moreover
, chatting
groups
are becoming
famous
on the internet and with the
help
of this,
people
find a way to connect with each
other
through similar interests. In this way, a person's knowledge can
be increased
as they are
being exposed
to
different
point of views.
On the
other
hand, for a sociable population, it is salient that
people
engage in face-to-face conversations on a daily basis.
In addition
, using
social
media requires the
use
of a laptop or a smartphone, which can
make
a person follow a sedentary lifestyle and can
also
worsen eye health.
Furthermore
, one point which I believe to be
absolutely
pivotal is the safety concerns when using the internet to
make
new friends. Countless cases have
been reported
where
people
on
social
media lie about their identity and cheat naive
people
by deceiving them to
meet
them in real life. According to a report of the CBN, numerous ingenuous young girls have gone missing in the past 2 years
because
of meeting fake
people
on the internet.
By way of conclusion, I reaffirm my position that face-to-face interaction is fundamental.
Even though
making friends through
social
networks and internet chat
groups
has
some
perks, communicating face-to-face is safer and
hence
, better.