With the invention of the internet, come the new spaces for people to socialize, such as social networks and chat rooms. Some people believe that these technologies allow them to befriend more people. Others argue that relationships should be established via real-world interaction.
Many within the general public feel that using cyberspaces to meet new people as the internet is beneficial as it eliminates physical barriers between them. For example, when a distance is not an issue, people across the globe can communicate with others who live in other countries or even the other side of the world. Besides, Talking with new friends via social networks or chatroom also costs so little time, which instead would be required for traveling and socialization. This makes it suit modern lifestyles which people are usually confined in their workplace more. Therefore, people will have more opportunity to find a new friendship free from distances.
Others insist on the importance of physical interaction in establishing a new relationship as they believe it can be truthful than other forms of communication. To be able to trust someone as friends, a certain amount of information is required. For instance, there are many parts of body language which cannot be detected from online conversations such as eye contact, gesture, and facial expression. Furthermore, because of the presence of these additional social cues, meeting in person makes deception or hiding real intention more difficult. As a result, people can trust the others whom they meet in the real world than whom they could not see each other.
In conclusion, there are benefits and drawbacks from both making friends online and offline. However, in my view, an honest relationship that can be gained from real-world socialization is more significant.
With the invention of the internet,
come
the
new
spaces for
people
to socialize, such as social networks and chat rooms.
Some
people
believe that these technologies
allow
them to befriend more
people
. Others argue that relationships should
be established
via real-world interaction.
Many
within the
general public
feel that using cyberspaces to
meet
new
people
as the internet is beneficial as it eliminates physical barriers between them.
For example
, when a distance is not an issue,
people
across the globe can communicate with others who
live
in
other
countries or even the
other
side of the world.
Besides
, Talking with
new
friends via social networks or chatroom
also
costs
so
little
time, which
instead
would
be required
for traveling and socialization. This
makes
it suit modern lifestyles which
people
are
usually
confined in their workplace more.
Therefore
,
people
will have more opportunity to find a
new
friendship free from distances.
Others insist on the importance of physical interaction in establishing a
new
relationship as they believe it can be
truthful
than
other
forms of communication. To be able to trust someone as friends, a certain amount of information
is required
.
For instance
, there are
many
parts of body language which cannot
be detected
from online conversations such as eye contact, gesture, and facial expression.
Furthermore
,
because
of the presence of these additional social cues, meeting in person
makes
deception or hiding real intention more difficult.
As a result
,
people
can trust the others whom they
meet
in the real
world
than whom they could not
see
each other.
In conclusion
, there are benefits and drawbacks from both making friends online and offline.
However
, in my view, an honest relationship that can
be gained
from real-world socialization is more significant.