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Has the internet

By (user no longer on site) OP over a year ago

Killed off or is it killing off the ability to carry out a face to face conversation with each other or someone

Whilst there are definite benefits a lot of interactions now seem to be by an app or text messaging service

Before these were an option you’d either have to ring someone or go round to see them

Post Covid we are still doing a lot by teams or zoom for work meaning certain people in the workplace who went to a place of work now interact via an app, for some this can be beneficial and others feel distanced

Is it time to put the phones or internet down for an hour or so a day and make the call or visit the person

For those that predominantly communicate via apps how do you feel when you actually have to do it face to face?

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By *ceKweenWoman over a year ago

Bolton

I’m getting miffed off with online communication lately… it can be so fake

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By (user no longer on site) over a year ago

I’m a pretty good conversationalist. Social media makes me better at it. I prefer face to face conversations but I don’t mind online ones

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By *issilia AmoriWoman over a year ago

North Welsh Borders

I prefer face to face, messaging is good when a quick interaction is needed

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By (user no longer on site) over a year ago

Face to face for me.

Over the phone at a push.

I don't have any social media apps so people don't really have a choice in how they communicate with me 😎😎😎😎😎

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By *ecadentDeviantsCouple over a year ago

North West

Nuance can be lost through online communication.

I don’t think the genie is generally going back in the bottle at this stage though :/

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By (user no longer on site) over a year ago

During covid lockdowns I helped a charity talking to lgbtq young people trapped in homophobic homes, using video calling.

Technology can be a lifeline for people.

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By *eus n EuropaCouple over a year ago

Derby

"Face to face for me.

Over the phone at a push.

I don't have any social media apps so people don't really have a choice in how they communicate with me 😎😎😎😎😎"

This

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By *ittle Miss TinkerbellWoman over a year ago

your head

I work via teams every day, don't have an office to go to. Also dont have an issue having a face to face conversation. I just choose how and who I have them with, I don't want to talk to everyone.

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By (user no longer on site) over a year ago

Without online interaction it's unlikely I'd ever talk to anyone or make any plans

It's a tool I use to enhance my life. It doesn't retract from it at all. Quite the opposite.

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By *ools and the brainCouple over a year ago

couple, us we him her.

I torn.

I many ways I think the internet is the biggest evil to befall society since religion was invented, it's the scourge of the modern age.

Then it's also opened a whole new era of communication an information superhighway allowing people to find anything within seconds, which has made us lazy,part of this laziness is losing the ability to communicate verbally,but it allows so much good as well.

As you have probably guessed I'm a waffler,I am a nervous talker put me next to people in a room and I'll either sit in silence or just wont shut up.

The internet has given me the ability to get a point across without waffling..... Occasionally

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