Tuesday, October 13, 2009
Social Ties
I definitely think that the internet isolated Americans today. Like the book said, people can stay home now and meet others instead of a face-to-face interaction.The internet can definitely be helpful for people that are not as outgoing as others and find it easier to meet people on the internet without having to actually see that person. The internet can definitely take away some of the nervous tensions. People can also take online classes(like we are doing)and it lacks the classroom(social) environment; even though we are talking to one another through the computer it is not the same as in person. Facebook makes it so we can talk to other people and meet new friends; and that isolates us because we are not meeting them in person. I don't think it's something we need to be concerned about because people always go outside to maintain their daily life (ie: get food, go to the movies, ect...), and people survive from others and need to be social.
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Great explanation. I agree with you when you stated that people dont even have to leave their homes anymore to meet new people or network, we can do all of that online on our computers, cellphones, etc. I guess we never really think about those situations and the reality of the issue is that we have become isolated in many ways. great job.
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