Digital communication technology, such as email,instant messaging and social media, has improved communication and connections between people. To what extent do you agree or disagree with this opinion?
It is true that new technologies have had an influence on
communication
between people
around the world
. I think that while technology
makes communication
easier than before, it is no substitute for face-to-face communication
.
On the one hand, new digital technology
has several advantages of improving communication
between people
in the whole world
. Firstly
, it allows people
to communicate with others no matter what time. For example
, nowadays people
could contact others by texting messages and sending emails instead
of writing letters by hand which has certain timeliness. Second
, it not only allows people
to communicate with domestic people
but also
enable them to contact people
all over the world
at the push of a button. Finally
, digital technology
makes people
get in touch with someone without any charge, they do not have to consider the postage fees which allowing people
to contact someone more frequently.
On the other hand
,the effect that social media, such
as Facebook have had on society and local connections can only be seen as negative. Rather than individuals taking part in their local community, they are instead
choosing to take more interest in people
online. Consequently
,although
people
have thousands of friends in a virtual world
, they do not know about each other in reality, even do not meet each other, just waste their productive time. Moreover
, society as a whole is becoming increasingly disjointed and fragmented as people
spend more time online with people
they have never met face to face.
In conclusion, although
modern technology
has brought individuals closer together, they have not had the same effect on society or local community.Submitted by demi990201 on
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