Nowadays the way many people interact with each other has changed because of technology. In what ways has technology affected the types of relationships that people make? Has this been a positive or negative development?

It is true that new technologies have had an influence on
communication
between
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Between
people. Technology has affected relationships in various ways,
and
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And
in my
opinion there
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opinion, there
are both positive and negative effects. Technology has had an impact on relationships in business, education
and
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And
social life.
Firstly
, telephones and the Internet allow business people
in
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In
different countries to interact without ever meeting each
other
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Other
.
Secondly
, services like Skype create new possibilities for
relationships
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Relationships
between students and teachers.
For example
, a student can
now
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Now
take video lessons with a teacher in a different city or
country
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Country
.
Finally
, many people use social networks, like Facebook,
to
to a degree exceeding normal or proper limits
too
make
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Make
new friends and find people who share common interests, and they
interact
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Interact
through their computers rather than face to face. On the one hand, these developments can be extremely positive. Cooperation between people in different countries was much more
difficult
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Difficult
when
communication
was limited to written letters or telegrams. Nowadays, interactions by email, phone or video are almost as good as
face-to-face
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Face-to-face
meetings, and many of us benefit from these interactions,
either
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Either
in work or social contexts.
On the other hand
, the availability of new
communication
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Communication
technologies can
also
have the result of isolating people
and
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And
discouraging real interaction.
For example
, many young people
choose
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Choose
to make friends online rather than mixing with their peers in the
real
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Real
world, and these ‘virtual’ relationships are a poor substitute for
real
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reality
friendships
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Friendships
.
In conc
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Positive
lusion, technology has certainly revolutionised
communication
between people, but not all of the outcomes of
this
revolution have been positive
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