Nowadays the way many people interact with each other has changed because of technology. In what ways has technology affected the types of relationships that people make? Has this been a positive or negative development?

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In today's world, new technology has greatly influenced the approach people socialized.
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, social networks and dating applications have an enormous impact on the ability to make friends or build romantic relationships, simplifying the search for new acquaintances, just by using the application. Despite possible harmful consequences and problems with "real world"(or “face-to-face”) communication, I believe these technologies have many advantages in terms of people communication and can help users to save time.
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of all, online apps, social media and messengers help us to keep in touch all of our relatives, friends or close people and be updated with all the news and meetings from the lives of close people. Owing to dating apps, which recently gained popularity, single people now can easily find the most suitable partners with matching interests and hobbies, comparing to the past when it was much more difficult.
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, in case of particular circumstances,
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as quarantine, pandemic situation or problems with work or educational placement; online platforms,
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instance zoom
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instance, zoom
, can be quite a good alternative or even replacement of traditional educational interaction between teachers and students. Move to positive sides, different online social sites and applications help with meeting new people, or maintain existing relationships. Video or audio calls allow us to talk and see our friends or close people from a location anywhere
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on
the Earth, regardless of distance; just having
stable internet connection
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a stable internet connection
,
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devices and electricity.
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Compared
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to the past when people
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must make
to
visit or
someone who visits
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in order to see each other;
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result they
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result, they
can save money (since there is no need to spend it on
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the transport
) and time that was spent on preparing taking hours or even days. In summary, the technology development has been
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affected
human interaction, it may not always be beneficial, but
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I think some possible adverse consequences cannot have a great impact on the positive aspects.
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Topic Vocabulary:
  • Interact
  • Social media platforms
  • Networking
  • Instant messaging
  • Face-to-face interaction
  • Misunderstandings
  • Emotional context
  • Superficial connections
  • Deceptive identities
  • Privacy concerns
  • Social skills
  • Video calls
  • Online presence
  • Digital communication
  • Cyber relationships
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