Nowadays people make new friends through social networks and internet chat groups. Some people think this is good. Others think that face-to-face interaction is essential. Discuss both views and give your opinion.

Recently, there is a belief

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of

people that developing new friendships using social networking and group online chatting is good while others think that face-to-face

communication

is much more important. In my opinion, making friends through social networks and online chats is good in our society

today but

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today, but

being able to communicate with them in

person

is important in developing trust. On the one hand, social media,

such

as Facebook and Instagram, in modern society, plays an integral role in every human being’s

lives

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life

. They use it to show people what happened to them recently through photos; post a quote that shares how they are currently feeling; and message new people that they are interested in. Making friends through social networks and internet chat groups make it easier for people to

communicate especially if

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communicate, especially if

their interests are uncommon.

For example

, a

person

from the Philippines who is interested in anime,

also

known as Japanese animation which is enjoyed by a select few, may not be able to find somebody in his area who have similar interest;

however

, he is able to find a group online, or meet a

person

in

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on

Facebook that enjoys anime too. In

this

way, one can say that it is better for some people to be able to communicate through social media and online chats than not communicating with anyone at all.

On the other hand

,

communication

in the form of face-to-face is important too.

In other words

, it is a must for a

person

to be able to talk to another by physically meeting with them. Based on a research done by high school students from Ateneo de Iloilo, people preferred to talk in

person especially

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person, especially

if they need to share something

that is

private. So, when a

person

talks to somebody he can see, they will develop rapport with that

person

because they are assured that the

person

they are talking to is real.

Finally

, because there are people that are better at communicating through online chats, making new friends across the world through social media is good. People that are considered as introverts are not good at socializing in

person but

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person, but

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in

the use of technology. As a

person

that advocates technology, being able to use the social media and the internet as a means of

communication

is a positive step towards a better future.

However

, developing In conclusion,

although

there are people who believe that

communication

should be done in

person

, social networking and online group chatting are beneficial means of communicating

too as

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too, as

it offers people from different parts of the world to become friends.