Flight from Conversation

Flight from Conversation

In the article, the author argues that technology has negatively impacted how people communicate and, more specifically, their face-to-face communication skills. People prefer to email or text each other. Cell phones alter who people are and what they do. People spend many hours on the internet communicating and hence are unable to start meaningful conversations where eye contact is necessary. Cell phones also alter the way that people express their beliefs, thoughts, and emotions as they do these via the internet rather than talking to people in person and expressing the same while observing others’ reactions. Technology has become a new way for people to be ‘alone together.’ What this means is that people can be in one place together yet not have a conversation because each is busy on their cell phones. This is a negative thing because people are afraid of being lonely and hence use technology as an excuse for not interacting. They also use cell phones as an excuse for having to deal with the anxiety and nervousness that comes with having a face-to-face conversation. The author also adds that researchers are looking for social robots for children and elderly people’s companionship. She adds, ” So, to feel more, and to feel more like ourselves, we connect. But in our rush to connect, we flee from solitude, our ability to be separate and gather ourselves. Lacking the capacity for solitude, we turn to other people but don’t experience them as they are. It is as though we use them; need them as spare parts to support our increasingly fragile selves“. However, the author points out that it is possible to fix conversation skills. People ought to make room for conversation in the workplace and at home. In conclusion, the author encourages people to look at each other and start conversations with each other.

Reference

Davis, L. C. (2015). The flight from conversation. The Atlantic http://www. theatlantic. com/technology/archive/2015/10/reclaiming-conversationsherry-turkle/409273/? utm_source= SFTwitter.

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