Some people believe that smartphones are destroying social interaction today. To what extent you agree or disagree ?

While some
persons
are the opinion that the use of mobile
devices
are
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jeopardizing inter-
personnal
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personal
relationship in recent times, I do not agree with
this
statement as the use of these gadgets have been proven to connect individuals with
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notion. On the one hand, some
people
would argue that the use of telephones disconnects individuals from their real world. We are in a period whereby most
persons
have become screen-obsessed and can spend series of hours going through their phone without necessarily having any discussion with those around them and
this
has been said to have
reduce
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the proportion of face-to-face interaction recently.
For example
, the result of a survey carried out by an undergraduate at the college university ,Lagos , indicated that following the onset of smartphones, there has been a significant reduction in social interaction. Because these
devices
detach their users from their immediate surroundings, some
persons
are of
the
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believe
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that the state of face-to-face discussion is been jeopardized.
However
, I do not agree
to
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their claims.
On the other hand
, cell phones serve as a medium where
people
of similar
interest
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interact. Series of websites (
facebook
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,
twitter
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,
LinkedIn
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etc.) available on these
devices
make it possible for different
persons
to connect with other like-minded
people
from different walks of life irrespective of their location.
For instance
, LinkedIn is a popular social media platform where scholars connect with each
others
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across the globe to discuss trending issues. Due to the fact that smartphones enable us to associate with other
persons
outside our immediate environment, I do not agree with the fact that it is destroying social interaction. In conclusion, despite the fact that some
people
would argue that cellular
devices
threatens
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our inter-
personnal
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personal
relationship by dissociating their users from their current environment, others are of the
view point
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and I concur that these
devices
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helped broaden our social life.
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Topic Vocabulary:
  • limit
  • face-to-face communication
  • social media
  • loss of real connections
  • distract
  • engaging
  • empathy
  • personal connection
  • addictive
  • isolation
  • enhance
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