Conversation or Mere Connection: Which is Better on Relationships?

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Conversation or Mere Connection?
With the development of modern technology, we are surrounded by a world in which we are all connected to other people. However, this “plugged in” lives has both good effects and side- effects. Technology has altered the way how people communicate, which creates a sense of companionship but accustomed to a new way of being alone together.
The change in modern technology has transformed the way people connect from different ages and groups. People used to have real face to face conversation than connects on mobile devices. However, nowadays people “end up hiding from one another even as we are constantly connected to one another.”(Turkle, pg. 1) People of different ages and groups are facing the same reshape. In the reading passage of Turkle, business people would instead choose to connect with his colleagues on cell phones than to be interrupted. He thinks in the first place that he was afraid to interrupt his colleagues’ work, but later on he realized that he didn’t want to be interrupted. For the 16-year-old boy who relies on texting all the time, didn’t know how to make regular conversations with other people. Also, most young people who grew up in the environment of texting and fearing make a real conversation would be afraid of getting out of their bubble.
How we communicate with one another creates companionship. Humans, being social beings long to associate with each other. Meeting and catching up with one another is part of life. Individuals want to meet with their friends and have real conversations. It can be in a coffee shop or even paying a visit. Communication has a way of bringing people together. In a busy city like New York, individuals rely on communication to keep each other updated.
On the one hand, technology has a positive impact on relationships. With the use of technology, individuals can get in touch with each other. No matter the distance, it is possible to reach individuals and know how they are doing. Technology has simplified communication in a way never experienced before. “Technology-enabled, we are able to be with one another, and also elsewhere, connected to wherever we want to be” (Turkle, pg. 1). In a busy city like New York, ...