In this present world, interaction among some individuals has taken another turn due to recent advancements in technology. This essay will first discuss how technology has resulted in a rise in virtual friendships, and then discuss how this is considered a negative trend.
Recent technological development in communication technology has affected the kinds of relationship built by people in diverse ways, and perhaps the most important is the virtual relationship that some people have these days. In other words, many people have online friends who they have never met in person, and this is becoming common, especially with the development of varied social networking applications. To illustrate this, a 2014 poll carried out by Oxford University revealed that 40% of youths in the UK prefer to have virtual friends on social networking applications, such as Facebook and Whatsapp rather than in real life. Hence, communication technology has altered the way people relate.
This trend is considered a negative one because having friends online means that people will have less face-to-face interaction. This trend is particularly common among shy people who are seen to lack basic interpersonal skills but prefer to spend more time with their faces glued to their phones chatting with their virtual friends online. For instance, the Vanguard newspaper reported in 2010 that 70% of young people in Nigeria who have a large friendship circle on Facebook, actually lack necessary communication skills. As this instance shows, it is clear that the role of technology in a relationship is a negative development.
In conclusion, advances in communication technology have caused a trend towards virtual friendships, which is considered a negative development. It is hoped that people learn to manage the effect of scientific advancements on their relationships.
In this present world, interaction among
some
individuals has taken another turn due to recent advancements in
technology
. This essay will
first
discuss how
technology
has resulted in a rise in virtual friendships, and then discuss how this
is considered
a
negative
trend.
Recent technological development in
communication
technology
has
affected
the kinds of
relationship
built by
people
in diverse ways, and perhaps the most
important
is the virtual
relationship
that
some
people
have these days.
In other words
,
many
people
have online
friends
who they have never met in person, and this is becoming common,
especially
with the development of varied social networking applications. To illustrate this, a 2014 poll carried out by Oxford University revealed that 40% of youths in the UK prefer to have virtual
friends
on social networking applications, such as Facebook and
Whatsapp
rather
than in real life.
Hence
,
communication
technology
has altered the way
people
relate.
This trend
is considered
a
negative
one
because
having
friends
online means that
people
will have less face-to-face interaction. This trend is
particularly
common among shy
people
who are
seen
to lack basic interpersonal
skills
but
prefer to spend more time with their faces glued to their phones chatting with their virtual
friends
online.
For instance
, the Vanguard newspaper reported in 2010 that 70% of young
people
in Nigeria who have a large friendship circle on Facebook, actually lack necessary
communication
skills
. As this instance
shows
, it is
clear
that the role of
technology
in a
relationship
is a
negative
development.
In conclusion
, advances in
communication
technology
have caused a trend towards virtual friendships, which
is considered
a
negative
development. It
is hoped
that
people
learn to manage the effect of scientific advancements on their
relationships
.
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