How The Internet Killed The Conversation By Kathryn Nielsen

Many people would agree that this generation is losing the ability to talk to each other in a sophisticated way. According to Kathryn Nielsen’s article “How the internet killed the conversation”, diversification of methods of communication has an injurious effect; not only have people stopped saying complete sentences, but also grown weary of reading them. Therefore, everyday conversations have taken a levy due to the need for brevity. Although the most important conversations are conducted in person. Today, there are more options of communication than in the past, the predominant amount of which involves no interpersonal approach. Now people use Snapchat, WhatsApp, messenger, texting the list goes on overall actual emotions are shunned for emojis. Based on my research and my own personal experience, I agree on the points she made, but they do not grasp her conclusion, because she makes …show more content…
She claims that people would rather gather numerous small pieces of information about multiple topics that devote time to learning about one topic in detail. For example, people hardly read past the headlines of most news articles, a norm significant of Instagram bios and tweets. Several current studies of people who are highly addicted show similar results to that of Nielsen’s point. I agree on the fact that people tend to procrastinate more when the use of the internet increases, but there are some benefits such as learning the positives of the internet. Another point Nielsen makes is, how conversation cannot become outdated for the simple fact that people are social animals, people need a nearby human relationship in order to exist. She also mentions how people will still persist on hanging out with friends and hosting parties preferably than being concealed in the internet. I agree contact is essential part of life, but there’s an extent to every matter specifically the