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Young people spend less of their free time with their family nowadays. What at the reasons for this? Are there more negative or postive sides to it?

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The 21st century is known for the digital revolution, It is a well-known fact that the drastic change in technology is made in the
last
 few decades. Youth of
this
 era is more comfortable using gadgets than interacting with family and
this
 is one of the main reasons young
people
 spend not
less
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 hours with families.
Firsly
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Firstly
First
, There could be many reasons, as mentioned earlier one of the major reasons is gadgets like mobile phones, play station, laptops and so on and
this
 culture is
further
 accelerated by different social media applications, online streaming shows which help
new
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generation
 to escape from the real world and spend their
time
 watching or scrolling over their phones.
for example
, kids will prefer completing their Netflix series to going to a family gathering or making a video on TikTok rather than having
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dinner with family.
Therefore
, we can say that with the help of the internet,
people
 can actually customise their interests and spend their
time
 on what they like.
Secondly
, the other reason could be the
generation
 gap, as today's youth is more exposed to new things globally.
For example
, crypto and NFTs which the older
generation
 might not easily understand
therefore
 youth will prefer spending
time
 with their age fellows where they can discuss and share knowledge easily.
Also
, it has
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 negative side, as they will gradually forget about their family values, they will not get a chance from their elder about different challenges of life as older
people
 have more experience over these things which will lead to loss of culture and family values.
for example
, if they watch YouTube for the cooking recipe than asking their family member, they will never get a chance to learn the family's traditional recipes. In the conclusion, I reaffirm my statement that young
people
 are not spending
time
 with families because they have easy access to other technological tools where they spend most of their
time
 and
this
 activity has a negative impact as they will forget about the norms and family customs and will not be able to pass over
next
generation
.
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