The internet has
changed the way we communicate and relate to one another and it has done so on
many levels. Today people have the tendency to use digital communication
instead of in-person or verbal telecommunications. This adds a modicum of
convenience, however with this convenience comes a degradation of human
interaction. I believe the internet has rekindled friendships of the past
through the use of social media, however one must actually delve into this a
little deeper and come up with their own answers. For myself, I have a Facebook
account and initially I had a grandiose vision of interacting with people from
my past at a high level. However, for me this turned out to not be the case. I
probably converse with about 3% of my “friends” on Facebook. I believe people
have an innate desire to be socially accepted, but the time and commitment
required to execute an actual friendship is at times cumbersome and does not
fit into their daily routine. While perhaps some people enjoy internet
communication rather than person to person communication, I believe most people
still today actually enjoy the company of another person in their presence
more. My speculation is, the percentage of this ratio will move more towards
internet communication in the future as people become more detached from actual
physical human interaction due to the acceptance of computers as an extension
of us…
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