Nowadays, more people are choosing to socialize online rather than face to face. Is is a positive of negative development?

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Nowadays, the number of people who choose to communicate online are increasing because of the rapid development of information technology. In my opinion,
this
way of communication can have a positive impact on our lives even though it has some drawbacks
.
Accept space
.
Firstly
, socializing through internet is generally more efficient and interesting than real life interaction because it gives people an
easier
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easy
access to make friends who share the same interests with us.
In other words
, online chatting provides us a great opportunity to break through geographical limits and enables people who from different parts of the world to have a deep or fun conversation.
For instance
, in China
,
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,
the number of students who study abroad have increased significantly over the past few years and many of them felt disconnected with their old friends and family. Now, socializing online
such
as video chatting with friends can be comforted for those students who have difficulty in fitting into the local community and can effectively reduce their stress by giving support on the other side of the world.
On the other hand
, spending too much time online
instead
of meeting friends in person can affect one’s mental health, especially teenagers.
That is
to say
,
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,
soft skills
such
as interacting with different people play an important role in a
children’s
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child’s
growth and having too much screen time would only make children feel more isolated than surround by their friends. A recent study conducted in Japan
have shown
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has shown
that teenagers who spend more than three hours chatting on their phones have less friends in school and are relatively more stressed. In conclusion, it can be beneficial for people to having
conversation online
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a conversation online
due to its efficiency.
However
, technology might not be a good choice for teenagers. Personally, I think that socializing online is an advantageous development in our daily lives as long as we put a limit on how much time a
teenage
a juvenile between the onset of puberty and maturity
teenager
can spend chatting online per day.
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