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Nowadays more people are choosing to socialize online rather than face to face. is this a positive or negative development?

#people #face #development
In
this
 era of technological
advancement
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 online popularity is considered
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a priority among many. People prefer to socialize through online platforms rather than having an in-person conversation. In my
opinion
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this
 is a rather, large negative attribute faced by our society today.
To begin
 with, many of us have hundreds of virtual friends on applications
such
 as Facebook and
instagram
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. But in
reality
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 the number of actual friends we have, with whom we spend time physically, is much lesser.
This
 has lead to a mentally unhealthy lifestyle among many.
For instance
, today, social networking addiction is considered
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a mental health illness by the
psychiartric
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psychiatric
 department.
In addition
 to
this
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 it has
also
 created various other physical illnesses related to eye-sight, neck issues, tendonitis on wrists and so on. All of which are caused due to the
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overuse
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over use
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 of cellphones and computers for accessing
such
 online sites.
Furthermore
, people have forgotten the art of conversation nowadays. Everyone
prefer
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 to talk or chat over a phone rather than talking over a friendly dinner or over a coffee. To exemplify, a recent study among the younger generation shows that, seven out of ten candidates were unable to initiate conversation and while,
enaged
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engaged
 in the same they were having difficulty in maintaining eye contact.
This
 trend has an adverse effect on our generation's socializing and interpersonal skills. To conclude, over-
dependance
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dependence
 on digital platforms has created several mental and physical issues among us. It has formed a huge negative impact on our methods to socialize.
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