Nowadays, more people are choosing to socialise online rather than face to face. Is this a positive or negative development?

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the present world,
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tend to interact through the internet rather than having a face to face interactions. In my opinion,
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of seclusion, communication deception and
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self
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. The
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problem
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come from online interactions is that it could make
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tend to seclude.
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now can talk to anyone and anytime just from inside the room without having to spend some money to pay for the transportation cost or suffering traffic jams on the road just to be able to meet their friends.
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advantage makes
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more comfortable to enjoy being in the house alone,
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might lead them to some mental issues
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as depression or feeling stressed. The
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problem would be communication deception that
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in social life. Even though we can video chat with
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now, we can only look
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part of the body or face of the
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we are talking to without being able to watch their body language on the whole.
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might benefit the criminals who can pretend to be
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good friend, while
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the same time they are actually are planning to do some criminal acts and
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sometimes can easily misjudge
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the limit of online communication. The
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problem is
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would tend to be
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. Being able to
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through the internet, may make
people
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feel that they would not have to waste a lot of energy or time for their friends.
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sometimes could make them think that they do not have to respect other
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as much as when they meet with their friends in-person who must provide some time and efforts, just to go out of the house, get into the transportation means and
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meet them. In fact, some
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might think that they could call anyone
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whenever
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they want to without ever considering if
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people
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have other urgent things to do in their life. Underestimating
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’s life like
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would make
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only think about themselves. In conclusion,
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even though
it has become more common now in terms of online socializing, it has become the source of some serious problems that might lead
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a negative change.
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Topic Vocabulary:
  • social media platforms
  • online interactions
  • virtual communication
  • global community
  • interpersonal skills
  • digital divide
  • cyberspace
  • virtual presence
  • social networking
  • mental wellbeing
  • digital literacy
  • safe spaces
  • marginalized groups
  • face-to-face communication
  • socialisation
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