Technology Is Ruining Face-To-Face Communication

It is no secret that in the modern age, technology is one of the main forms of communication, but can this be bad for our ability to communicate face-to-face? Technology is ruining individuals’ ability to communicate face-to-face with others. Chandra Johnson wrote in an article, “People communicate more often with family and friends because of technology, but the quality of that communication may be weaker (Johnson 2).” Today, individuals are falling into the habit of sending a quick text rather than talk to a family member or friend in person. In doing so, people are taking away from talking face-to-face and replacing this with a quick text or email. Texts, emails, and even calls lack the emotional content that a simple conversation can have.

Emily Drago states in her journal, “Little by little, technology has become an integral part of the way people communicate with one another and has increasingly taken the place of face-to-face communication (Drago 3).” In 2013, the Kaiser Family Foundation conducted a study that revealed 90% of the American population had cell phones with 97% of those individuals under forty-four years of age. This same study showed 1,100 teens and adults in 2015 concluded cell phone users don’t need a beep or vibration to tell when there is a message. The Kaiser Family Foundation showed the vast majority of cell phone users under thirty-five years of age use their electronic devices several times a day without an alert to notify them of a message or

There are better ways to handle emotional situations than a simple text. For example, in James Butler’s 2014 article, he mentions, “In 2014, there was a disaster with Malaysia Airlines. Flight MH370 had crashed and went missing over the Indian Ocean. Instead of speaking to the families personally, company officials sent a quick text to the families of these individuals. They had no emotional contact, thus not showing the support many of those families may have needed (Butler 5).” Technology is having a negative impact on how we interact and show affection and sympathy for each other, even in times of