Based on my experience of internet, I become more and more “independent”, which Karin concluded it as “isolated”.
It is true that I can get myself isolated, and stay in my room without any connection with my friend for a few days when I feel so stressful. When I need a desk lamp or a curtain, I can go through those online shops and book one. The only thing that I should do after that is waiting them at home. when I was hungry, I can order a pizza online or using a cellphone, then my pizza will be on its way to my home. I appear offline when using the chatting tools, which means that nobody can start a talk when I don’t want to. Then someone disappears in our life without being sensed by others. We can get a conclusion for this, which is the convenient that the internet bring to us makes us independent and isolated.
I also think there is further reason for the “isolated” problem. Nowadays, friends tend to talk online, not face to face as before. That makes me think my friend is busy if he/she is offline. I would talk to them when they are online. If some of my friends, not so closed, appear offline for a long time, maybe I notice that but never wonder why he/she is so busy to show up on line. When people talk on the internet, we can not see each other. What we can see is the word that they type in, which can cheat his/her real feeling at that time. People become not so concerned with others. Greeting becomes more and more a routine procedure when we see our friend on line with less emotion. Even when we chat on the cell phone, our voice would betray some of the real emotion of the speaker. At least when I give a phone call to my friend, I always smile when saying hello or goodbye. I know that the other can sense it and smile too. However, when I was watching a tragedy using the online TV, I can also tell funny stories with my friend using the chatting tools on the internet.
The internet makes our lives more and more convenient and fast, but the platform is the screen which is such a cold and no expressions object. I would never imagine that if we face to a no expression object for a long time, we may become less facial expression, which reflects a person’s emotion.
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Hi! Thanks for all your comments.
About the last one, how could I agree with you more? Once I decide to be more social IRL, people tell they are busy. But shouldn't everybody come to a point when they want to become more concerned with others (again)? Or did they already give it up?
It's too easy to divide attention when chatting online. On the phone I could always tell if my friend is doing something else. Besides, those of my friends who I think care most about what is going on in my life, they prefer talking on the phone. If they wouldn't, I'd have a harder time fighting the isolation.
Don't give up!
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