Technology has cost us our social skills
It seems that despite all technology has to offer, the price we have paid seems rather high. Teenagers and young adults alike seem to lack basic social skills and with the school holidays in full swing, it is noticeable just how socially awkward they are.
Madam,
Cellphones and computers have given us access to information, social networks and entertainment, but at what cost?
It seems that despite all technology has to offer, the price we have paid seems rather high. Teenagers and young adults alike seem to lack basic social skills and with the school holidays in full swing, it is noticeable just how socially awkward they are.
Walking through the malls, you can see the youth with their faces a mere breath away from their cellphone screens, typing away. Yet, when with friends, they seem incapable of talking for five minutes without grabbing their cellphones.
Also, at one stage when it was school holidays, children were seen playing outside and riding bicycles. Nowadays, children are virtually hidden from the outside world, opting to play online games and gaming consoles.
The world has become a sad place, with children giving their childhood away and becoming socially inactive.
These games and social platforms, I believe, are also responsible for the horrendous language skills of the youth. They use so many abbreviations, they can no longer construct a proper sentence.
I feel parents should encourage their children to interact with their peers on a personal level, without the use of cellphones and computers. Maybe by urging them to join sports clubs or organisations such as the Scouts will prove to be beneficial.
Reading is a great way to help children broaden their minds and vocabulary.
Come on children, start living and put your cellphones down.
Regards,
The last of the socially accepted
