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

As we live in a digital age,

hence

the majority of

people

prefer to interact online rather than meet, physically. In my opinion,

this

is a negative development that can lead to a lack of

confidence

and poor interpersonal

skills

. One serious problem that can arise from socialising online is a lack of

confidence

.

Firstly

, virtual communications eventually make

people

introverted and socially awkward because they avoid physical interactions as the internet is available 24 hours.

Secondly

, they lose the value of relationships that can only be attained by physical meetups.

For example

, it is worrisome to mention that today’s teenagers are less likely to sit amongst guests because of no

confidence

in facing real-life

people

anymore. If

this

trend persists,

this

will become a potential danger to the future world. Another problem is that socialising virtually affects individuals’ interpersonal

skills

that are necessary for our survival in the fast-paced world we live in today.

People

mostly choose mediums

such

as a chat messenger as a way of talking, and

consequently

, they lose

confidence

with the passage of time. Despite the digital era, it is imperative to build strong

skills

for interaction.

Furthermore

,

people

with poor face to face communications style have a hard time progressing in their careers later in life.

For instance

, most of the jobs, predominantly, blue-collar and white-collar positions, require candidates with excellent

people

skills

.

Therefore

, job applicants with no speaking potential get nowhere in their lives. To conclude,

although

many users now choose to talk using the internet.

Additionally

, communicating digitally possesses some conveniences to humans but it has

also

brought about too many problems for

this

to be considered a positive trend.