Communication

Many of us spend hours in front of our computers and communicate more by e-mail or instant messaging than in person. Some people believe that this is good because it helps shy people communicate more openly with others. Others believe that computer communication prevents us from developing interpersonal skills and limits our ability to have meaningful relationships with others. How do you feel about this issue?

       Many of us spend more time communicating through texting, e-mail, or instant messaging than face to face. I believe this type of communication has it's disadvantages more than it's advantages. I think it has it's advantages bcause it brings in more communication for shy people. I also feel it has disadvantages more because, people can pretend to be someone their not, and it can make a relationship less meaningful.
     
               I think it has it's advantages because it could give shy people more communication in telling their loved ones how they feel. For example, if a shy person is afraid to tell someone they really like that they care for them, they could use the internet to tell them so. This could make a shy person less frightened of feeling stupid or embarrassed about their feelings torward telling that person.

             More over electronical communicating has it's disadvantages because while being gregarious over the internet someone can come across a person pretending to be someone their not. Let's say a girl named Karen met a 16 year old guy over the interent named James. James to Karen is a complete stranger. So Karen shares information about herself  to James, and James shares information about himself to Karen. Days go by and James asks Karen for a chance to meet her in person. Karen thinking blissfully about it agrees. So James gives Karen information of where to meet him and at what time. Karen takes the information and meets him, but to her surprise James is not a !6 year old guy, nor is he the James she saw over the interent. I could continue my short example but i believe you get my point of why this is a disadvantage.

              Finally electronical communication is disadvantage because it makes a relationship less meaningful. For example is boy told his girl friend that he loved her, why he loved her, and all his feelings about her over the internee, but when it came to being in person the guy just couldn't do it. So his girl friend may think to herself  maybe he doesn't feel the way he said he felt about me over the internet because he never told me in person. However, all along the guy just couldn't tell her in person because he was frightened of her reaction to his feelings. All of this explains why the relationship is now less meaningful.

             We all have a way of communicating but I just don't think electronical communication is the best option. Electronical communication has it's advantages as well as its disadvantages which is to give shy people a chance to communicate better. Disadvantages which are people who pretend to be someone they aren't, and making a relationship less meaningful. However  my personal advice and opinion would gbe to tell all feelings in person. That way while saying it over the internet or ant electronic, it will give it a balance communication and you wouldn't abuse the source of electronical communicating.