Weekly Poll: How many people do you virtually chat with daily?
Do you chat with people more than you talk to them?
I am referring to the virtual reality-based definition of typing a conversation into a chat box (SMS, IM, Twitter, etc.) versus the audible engagement of speaking to a person face to face (I would accept speaking on the phone in this category) and it is getting frightening close to a split-decision about the time I spend communicating with each method. As an adult, I am not worried how this might be affecting my personality development because I think I have established a pretty secure sense of self.
But then I start wondering about all those tweens and teens out there who are spending even more time online than I do these days and I think about how it has to be impacting them on some level that will affect their communication and social interaction skills in the future. There’s a great social shift happening beneath the current of technological trends in the communication arena which goes way beyond the evolution of generational jargon.
Just remember that technology is a tool…
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Emilysmom | Apr 9, 2009 | Reply
I think a better question may be how often do you chat - I chat with the same 10 people all the time - MUCH more than I actually see them in person.