"Approximately 60 percent of North American households are on-line"(Howard, P., et al). The increasing number of people using the internet and other forms of technology is beginning to create a world where people are dependent on these forms of communication. People are choosing to communicate with technology rather than with face to face contact, isolating many individuals. When individuals lack human contact with others they eventually become used to the lack of human contact and become dependent on technology.
With the number of people using technology rising the question needs to be asked whether or not people will eventually choose only this form of communication.
Howard, P., L, Rainie., and S. Jones. 2002. Days and nights on the Internet: The impact of diffusing
technology. The Internet in everyday life, edited by B. Wellman and C. Haythornthwaite. Oxford:Blackwell.
I agree with the fact that people are becoming more and more dependent on forms of online talking, and contacting others mainly through social media websites, but i believe that this should be no excuse for them to not see the person face to face. I don't quite agree with your statement of this eventually being the only form of communication because there are still many people who are required to talk to people, whether it's a job, a hobby, or a volunteering opportunity. I do however agree that it could increase past the point that it is now, but i don't see it increasing by too large of an amount, because most people will start realizing that this isn't the only way that they should be interacting.
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