Some people believe that technology has made man more social. To what extent do you agree or disagree with this opinion?

Experts throughout both the developing and developed world have debated whether the advent of sophisticated modern technology

such

as mobile phones, laptops and iPad has helped to enhance and improve the community's social lives or whether the opposite has become the case. Personally, I strongly advocate the former view.

This

essay will discuss both sides using examples from the UK government and Oxford University to demonstrate points and prove arguments. On the one hand, there is ample, powerful, almost daily evidence that

such

automation can be detrimental ,especially to the younger generation who are more easily affected by its addictive nature and which can result in

people

feeling more isolated from society. The central reason behind

this

is twofold,

firstly

, the invention of online social media sites and apps,

such

as Twitter and Facebook had reduced crucial face-to-face interactions dramatically. Through the use of these appealing and attractive mediums, society feels in touch and connected yet lacks key social skills and the ability to communicate.

Secondly

, dependence on

such

devices is built up frighteningly easily which may have a damaging effect on mental health and encourage a sedentary lifestyle.

For example

, recent scientific research by the UK government demonstrated that 90% of

people

in their 30s spend over 20 hours per week on Messenger and similar applications to chat with their friends

instead

of meeting up and spending quality time together or doing sport.

As a result

, it is conclusively clear that these technological advancements have decreased and diminished our real-life interactions.

On the other hand

,

although

there are significant downsides to technological developments, its multifold advantages cannot be denied.

This

is because the popularity of technology

such

as cellphones allows communities to connect freely and easily with no geographical barriers.

People

are able to share any type of news, information, photos and opinions with their loved ones whenever and wherever they want

therefore

keeping a feeling of proximity and closeness.

For example

, an extensive study by Oxford University illustrated that

people

who work, or study abroad and use applications like Facetime and WhatsApp to chat with their families, are less likely to experience loneliness and feel out of the loop than those who do not. Consistent with

this

line of thinking is that businessmen are

also

undoubtedly able to benefit from these advances by holding virtual real-time meetings using Skype which may increase the chance of closing business deals without the need to fly. From the arguments and examples given I firmly believe that overall communication and man’s sociability has been advanced enormously due to huge the huge technological progress of the past twenty years and despite some potentially serious health implications that governments should not fail to address, it is predicted that its popularity will continue to flourish in the future.