Issue:
The topic that Debra and I were assigned is supporting the issue that cyberspace does isolate people more than it connects them. Cyberspace does isolate people. People are less likely to have face to face connections, and are less likely to form relationships with co-workers. In my opinion people have become “lazy” when using cyberspace to communicate with others. I understand that it is important to have communication via the internet but I think sometimes it is abused and used as the only form of communication. Resources:
Northbend LibraryCyberspace Isolates People More Than It Connects Them:
Studies show that prolonged use of the internet used as a way to interact can cause social isolation. People are less likely to leave their house and have social interaction with others. Stanford Institution for the Quantitative Study of Society did a research study on people who are frequent users of the internet and those who are not, the results are as follows: Results show that those who are frequent internet users are much more socially isolated then those who are not. Approximately thirty percent of the population in the United States are either socially isolated or fast moving towards isolation as it is spending less time with family, resting or watching TV. The average person spends around 3 hours per day on the internet, half of the time is spent communicating with friends and family, the other half is broken up between shopping, games and browsing websites. While people spend more time communicating over the internet they are less likely to have tangible benefits such as interpersonal relationships. Unfortunately this will continue to become a problem as we continue to use the internet more and more.
Social networking under fresh attack as tide of cyber-scepticism sweeps US:
Popular social medias such as Twitter and Facebook isolate people