Virtual communication has been an important way of sharing information and ideas in 21st century. Virtual communication allows individuals to save time from its instant and fast speed, stay in contact with those that are distanced, experience its resourcefulness, and become attracted by its convenience. We feel freedom in the cyberspace, free to share information and opinions.
However, its freedom and convenience might lead individuals to fail to interact with others face-to-face. Virtual communication definitely altered individuals’ communication skills. Young generation has forgotten how to communicate with others face-to-face, which is why we often go through social struggles. It is easy to start a new relationship in cyberspace, but it is hard to continue to grow. Virtual communication lacks sense of emotions, which often lead into miscommunication. Virtual communication also altered young generation’s writing skills. People don’t know how to spell certain words or become confused with grammars. As this happens, I feel that young kids are limiting themselves to virtual community and in return, struggling through their school life. I think that face-to-face communication for an hour is better than virtual communication for hours. It’s more efficient and healthier in a long-term for the new generation. Although virtual communication is convenient and faster than face-to-face interactions, we must balance the use of virtual communication to a certain extends.
I definitely like your statement that face-to-face communication for the hour is better that virtual communication. People need to keep that virtual world in check and not let it consume them.
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