Recent technology was created with the idea of bringing people closer together, so why do so many people insist that it hurts our friendship? In spite of it being the twenty first century, a time when technology is becoming more and more apparent in our lives, some individuals seem to think that utilizing technology is killing relationships. In “Is Technology Killing Our Friendships?” By Lauren Tarshis, “Is Facebook Making You Mean?” by Lauren Tarshis, “Generations: Technology Keeps Us Connected” by Carrie Steinweg, and “Don’t Fear the Network: The Internet Is Changing the Way We Communicate for the Better” by Seth Masket, the authors talk about how the internet is shaping our lives. As we all are aware, the ability to send texts from anywhere,
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While some may argue that online friends can be mistaken for true friends, they are forgetting that there are plenty of long lasting online friendships. Despite, “Rosen also worries that some kids might mistake the ‘friends’ on their social media feeds for true friends”(19 Tarshis). This evidence isn’t foolproof because there are plenty of people who use social media to form claim can’t be applied to every case of online friendships. Even though some argue that putting down our phones can let us learn more about a person, they don’t realize that technology lets us learn about people, too. Regardless, people still say, “She went camping in the woods with a few of her friends. There was no wifi or cell service. ‘We panicked at first,’ she says. ‘But then it was okay. We just talked all night’”(19 Tarshis). Again, these people don’t acknowledge that we can have an even balance between online and face-to-face time. Some people may say that children become more lonely as they spend more time alone with their phone, but they don’t realize that having alone time isn’t so bad. However, “The biggest problem is the amount of time kids are spending alone with their devices”(18 Tarshis). Still, nobody said that having alone time is bad, after all everyone needs time to themselves. Clearly, the claim that technology kills our friendships isn’t backed up with as much evidence than my viewpoint, which is it expands the horizons of
While some may argue that online friends can be mistaken for true friends, they are forgetting that there are plenty of long lasting online friendships. Despite, “Rosen also worries that some kids might mistake the ‘friends’ on their social media feeds for true friends”(19 Tarshis). This evidence isn’t foolproof because there are plenty of people who use social media to form claim can’t be applied to every case of online friendships. Even though some argue that putting down our phones can let us learn more about a person, they don’t realize that technology lets us learn about people, too. Regardless, people still say, “She went camping in the woods with a few of her friends. There was no wifi or cell service. ‘We panicked at first,’ she says. ‘But then it was okay. We just talked all night’”(19 Tarshis). Again, these people don’t acknowledge that we can have an even balance between online and face-to-face time. Some people may say that children become more lonely as they spend more time alone with their phone, but they don’t realize that having alone time isn’t so bad. However, “The biggest problem is the amount of time kids are spending alone with their devices”(18 Tarshis). Still, nobody said that having alone time is bad, after all everyone needs time to themselves. Clearly, the claim that technology kills our friendships isn’t backed up with as much evidence than my viewpoint, which is it expands the horizons of