Technology and its affect on social interaction

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Technology and its affect on social interaction
With the explosion of technologies that are overcoming the obstacles of not only time, but also space, an individual would think that technology tools would be used to meet people across the world, communicate effectively, maintain and strengthen relationships, help people become more socially adept, and make people gain an understanding of culture. However, some technology tools can cause destruction only if they are over stressed. A large number of people are involving themselves in abundant relationships through the advancing technology, but sometimes the level of the associations leaves individuals feeling qualitatively empty. Perceptibly, technology has had impacts either negatively or positively to the economic, social, and spiritual lives of people. The use of social networks has both negative and positive impacts. It is surprising how people can find a long-lost friend via a social media, thus enabling them to reconnect again.
The use of modern technology such as Television has mixed reactions with regard to the social lives and social skills. For example, spending a limited time watching programs on the Television screen strengthen family relationships and friendships. Other group of people believes that spending time watching television contributes to the negative social values in the society. It seems that a number of people spend less amount of time with other people in th…