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Teen Texting, Will Social Skills Suffer?
The article highlights the rise of teenagers who not only have more access to phones then ever before and the heavy reliability they've placed on using them, texting in particular. To me texting is a great away to reach to people quicker, easier, and at those times where you really can't talk it really comes in handy. The problem comes in when people would rather pick text someone to avoid an awkward confrontation or situation. The youth of today are basically reiterating constant escape mechanisms through avoiding face to face communication by favoring texting over all other forms of communication. This has to have direct affect on their social skills right? What happens when they get into the job force....they can't text their boss comments concerns and questions (well, maybe) so how will that make it? Is society technology advances setting our future kids up for inevitable social skill suicide?
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