Are people communicating excessively through technology rather than personal communication??????????????????//

Answer 1

i think that is true but what is the harm if tht helps them reduce the hardship but true it has replaced the personal touch and the companion ship that was once so renowned

Answer 2

Like fire, the Internet is both a blessing and a curse. Does the torch give light or burn down the house? There are many advantages to technological communication, but sometimes it can go too far. One advantage for me is that it lets me communicate instantaneously with family and friends who live far away. Of course, I can also use a telephone, but I can't send pictures or articles of interest. Still, once in a while, a handwritten holiday card would be appreciated. However, technology is here to stay and we have to live with it.

Answer 3

Yes and it has an advantage. It requires reading which in ordinary communication is the equivalent of listening.

Most people when they try to improve communication skills just talk more. They never seem to put in an effort to listen.

It kind of requires taking turns, like my grandson and granddaughter are learning at ages 2 and 3. I think this is a fun way to communicate. Maybe it could replace those ridiculous meetings I used to go to when working.

Answer 4

i think that we are....yes.....definitely. But, I think it is just another tool to use to keep in touch with people. I have a friend who moved really far away. We didnt talk for about two years until she got a computer. After talking for a bit and 'catching up' ....she asked for my email addy. Now we talk nearly everyday with a little message. Nothing too in depth ...just a little hello how are ya type thing. That would never have been possible before.

I think yes, we are communicating much more... period. I think it is wonderful. The key is to find a balance between face to face human contact and relying on technology.

Answer 5

I see it constantly, especially amongst teenagers and folks in their younger 20's.

Now, when you look at kids, most of them have very little skill in personal and interpersonal communication with others.

Most of 'em that I observe try to overspeak at one another when they're standing less than three feet away, they don't listen for spit, and they interrupt constantly. This is what happens when you get an entire generation who thinks like they IM, in short segments with a lot of breaks. Writing and reading at the same time is the same thing as thinking too bleeding much when you're supposed to be actually listening, pausing, and then responding.

Technology has it's advantages, for example, forums such as this. Where it becomes an issue is when it overencompasses the humanity that have right in front of your eyes.

For example, growing up we were constantly out playing sports and playing with other kids. We were disciplined by not only our own parents, but the neighborhood parents as well.....and we learned respect, and communication at a very young age.

Nowadays, you see these kids plopping their already obese behinds in front of a TV or PC monitor for hours on end wasting their entire lives away on some silly online game. Alongside with that, they're eating horrendous food, yacking on cell phones, and communicating with others.....but in an artificial and disconnected way.

I see this same social disconnection amongst these children and young "adults" on many other levels as well, not just in communication. Communication is just the first step to a blatant mental and intrapersonal disease that runs rampant in this nation on a whole.

So many folks look at me like I'm an alien when I say hello to them or their children. It makes me wonder where this fear comes from? This was especially apparent when I was living in the northeast.....fear of others is a definitive issue up there.

Anyhow, I could go on and on about this....and many many other things that I've noticed over the last several years, but I'm not trying to write a book as a response.

I hope this helped to shed some light on your question,

Ryan

Answer 6

I think affirmative about your question, because we´re losing the ability of showing our emotions and feelings in a proper way when we find ourselves face to face with people. That should not be.
Technology is becoming an unconscious shield for its users. They dare to say things that would be hard for them to say in front of the person. That´s why I believe that we must be brave enough to confront who we are and we want and try not to hide it to our own selves .

Auf Wiedersehen!

Answer 7

definitly a positive YES! i believe its pretty bad unless the person cant leave their home because of a condition that stops them physically or mentally. internet is way too easy to get yourself in trouble and have very short relationships. i mean "wheres the picnics and theaters or going out to dinner at?" now its "i will meet you if i like you i might stay if not byeeeeeeee!' ITS TOO EASY AND VERY DANGEROUSE!

Answer 8

yes.. that way they are not responsible to an out come because they can hide behind the tec. and never show their contorted faces

Answer 9

yes, and you even used technology to ask this question.
and ofcourse, i also used technology to answer you. ^_^

Answer 10

yes