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Hello, my name is Matthew Atwell I went to Abington Senior High school and am now a Freshman at Ship. I am a Communications major hoping to acquire a minor in either Marketing or Spanish. I took this class because I have always been talented at understanding literary devices and novels. My favorite novels are Fight Club, The Outsiders, and Moneyball: How to Win in an Unfair Game. My favorite musicians are Pearl Jam, Foster the People, The Doors and Wu Tang Clan. I enjoy watching Sports center, the Office, Its Always Sunny in Philadelphia, and Wilfred. My favorite movies include Fight Club, Miracle, and the Mighty Ducks, I love playing baseball, hockey and basketball.

Friday, September 16, 2011

Face to Face?

The massively growing popularity of new social media such as texting and Facebook, leads to a generation of children who know this as the main staple of their conversations now. People feel more comfortable behind the screen of a computer, because they can say what they want and not have to worry about the consequences of it, but it may be overused. There is an overall fear that the upcoming generation will lose their social skills altogether, that they will just sit in a room and text each other or comment on one another's Facebook status, while the status is about them hanging out together they are making conversation and not actually talking to each other. The part of the video that baffled me is when the four guys were in the room playing World of Warcraft they all had their headsets on, but they were in the same room, how much work is it to turn around and speak to the other people in the room. When Lasn says were are in the age of "emoticons" I realized how many times have I started off with a "haha" or "lol" when in reality I did not even find that statement funny, I just want to give off the impression that I found it funny. The technological advances are making it difficult for children to get better at communication and it is a very sad sight to see.
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5 comments:

  1. meganrawr22September 17, 2011 at 11:05 AM

    I agree with you. People are starting to lose their social skills. Even I sometimes find it easier to say awkward things in a text rather than say them out loud. Some people use Facebook and texting as their only means of communication between one another. But there are still tons of people out there that make an effort to talk to eachother face to face. People just need to learn to look past the awkwardness of a real conversation and they will slowly start to feel more comfortable. When I first met my boyfriend's group of friends, it was intimidating. I'm a shy person. But they made me feel so accepted. I think you just need to learn to make an effort to go talk to someone, maybe visit your friend instead of texting them to see how they are doing. You can still use Facebook and texting because sometimes people are so busy that it's the easiest way of getting ahold of them. There needs to be a balance of the two.

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  2. Kayla BSeptember 18, 2011 at 10:28 AM

    I don’t agree that technology is making us less social and awkward. I think that you are either a social person or not. Some people may be shy because they are self conscious or they have had a rough childhood. I think that the technology helps those who are shy or socially awkward to be social. I consider myself to be a very social person and I use all forms of social sites and technologies that don’t make me less social at all. I think that these things are an aid not a hindrance

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  3. Madison BeattySeptember 18, 2011 at 4:12 PM

    You can't generalize anything. I don't think any social site hinders a social person, they'd be talking anyway. But I think it will get to the point that children will struggle with face to face interactions with people they don't know. I know someone who gave their two year old an iPhone. That is INSANE. Some people are getting a little obsessive with their technology.

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  4. Blake BombergerSeptember 18, 2011 at 4:27 PM

    I believe part of our generation and the generations to come are going to have problems having face to face conversations and relationships. Personally, I hate most of the technology we have today with a passion. Hell, I don't even like using the phone, because I hate to text. I never played video games growing up, because I was always taught to play outside and interact with other kids in the neighborhood. So, my feelings are that many people who were not raised that way or people who are shy use the virtual world as their protection. In some ways this is perfectly fine, but what happens when that particular person is in a situation where face to face interaction is a must?

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  5. CynthiaSeptember 19, 2011 at 4:15 PM

    I agree a little with everyone. I think texting and facebook has just become a part of everyones lives but it has not replaced interaction between people. I know personally I much rather hang out with someone in person then just text or talk to them on facebook.But it is easier to say thing you are not normally comfortable with saying in person through a text message.

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