Analysis Of The Flight From Conversation

Sherry Turkle’s “The Flight from Conversation” Analysis A psychologist and professor at M.I.T, Sherry Turkle, wrote the article “The Flight from Conversation”. In “The Flight from Conversation”, Sherry Turkle argues that technology not only changes what we do, but also who we are. In the article, Sherry points out the ways that technology has impacted the world today. One of the many examples in Turkle’s article focused on the change in communication between families, friends, and even complete strangers over the internet. No matter where people go or who they are with, they are constantly texting or checking their emails via their phones. People have even taught themselves how to type on their phone while still making eye contact with people. While we have more and more conversations through messages, internet and phone calls, we are …show more content…
I believe that technology has changed the way everyone communicates with one another. Technology has created more efficient ways of communicating but has poorly effected our face to face conversations. Everywhere we go, everything we do, no matter the circumstances we are always texting, calling, or checking email via cell phones because of how convenient they are. One form of communications that has dramatically changed is electronically sending messages versus writing and mailing letters. Also years ago we weren’t so lucky because our phones couldn’t go more than 5 feet from the wall, but now we have the convenience of bringing our phone with us no matter where we go. Carrying our phones becomes a normal habit because of how easy it is to do and how simple it is to use. People will often feel disconnected from the rest of the world when they have to go 10 minutes without their phones. I truly believe this has led to our dependence on these devices. Similar to other new technologies, once the internet was adapted for the general public, it