Nowadays we spend more and more time sitting in front of our computers. That kind of lifestyle affects not only our body and level of activity but it also changes ways of communication and creates new types of emotional bonds.We'd rather stay home than going out and meet some friends, because it's more convenient and saves us a lot of time. However, we need to consider if a virtual relations are able to replace the regular love or friendship relations. Sometimes people choose to have virtual contact with others, because they are shy and scared of being rejected or scared of standing face to face with someone who can say something harmful to them. On the other hand it's a new form of social relations.
The technological revolution gave us many different opportunities to interact with other people. We can speak everyday with someone without even knowing his real name or how he looks like, but still share our secrets with that person. That kinds of relations are much more platonic that the regular ones. Very often we overinterpretate our interlocutor's words and feelings, because we can't see they're reaction through the distance. That type of relation is called an "online-friendship" and it includes all social media relations such as Facebook, Pintetest, Snapchat, Instagram etc. Statistics among the young people having "online
friendships" are still growing.
Virtual relations became something natural for teenagers, but to many parents who don't have that much knowledge about the internet, they are dangerous because they may affect on the real contacts with people in the future. Virtual relations also have a great influence on how much time we spend online. It's natural that we feel the need to stay in contact with others so we spend most of our time by using our phones, laptops or other devices. It turns out, when one of them breaks we suddenly feel empty and cut off from the world. I think that virtual reactions carry a threat in front of a sense of true intimacy and a sense of loneliness, when the number of these contacts decreases. We're becoming addicted to the social media and it makes us want to use them more. However, virtual relationships will never replace the real and true friendship.
Questions:
1. How much time a day do you spend on social media communicators.
2. What do you think about the virtual relations?
3. Do you prefer to talk to people on the Internet or face to face?
4.Do you think the social media are a threat to the regular relationships?
Sources:
1. I use Messenger instead of sending normal sms messages. So I use it many times a day.
ReplyDelete2. Such relationship will never replace real human contact. But I do not think that such relationship is something wrong. For the shy people is easier to start a conversation virtual than real. Here they can be open, and later they can be more confident in direct contact with this person.
3. Definitely face to face. First of all, because talking with someone face to face I see the true emotions of this person. During the direct conversation we see how our interlocutor behaves, what gestures performs. These elements are very important to me. I know whether the person is honest with me.
4. I think that they are not. They can facilitate contact with another person, but they are not a threat. I think that even if people have only virtual contact, sooner or later they will want to meet in the real world.
1. How much time a day do you spend on social media communicators.
ReplyDeleteDepends what kind of communication are you asking about. I've got Whatsapp in my phone so I'm like online 24/7 for my friends.
2. What do you think about the virtual relations?
I've got few, those are mostly friends from a game that we play together. Some of them I haven't seen in real life, but still i spend some time with them online, in game and on IRC.
3. Do you prefer to talk to people on the Internet or face to face?
It depends what do we have to talk about, it's better to discuss some topics face to face, remember that communication are'nt just words. So without tones, gestures, etc. it gets poorer.
4.Do you think the social media are a threat to the regular relationships?
No I don't think they are. You can even enrich your relations using it. I use it to sustain contact with people who live in other cities, or countries. I'm happy that I can speak with them from time to time. Without
1. How much time a day do you spend on social media communicators.
ReplyDeleteUnfortunately, I spend a lot of time during the day on social media communicators. I think i can honestly say that I am online all the time - 22/7.
I think this is due to the fact that I use a smartphone, and i connected messaging and email all the time.
2. What do you think about the virtual relations?
I have nothing against about virtual relations, as more and more we do not have time to meet in real life with people, virtual relations help us with keeping a contact. Through conversations online, we can meet people from all over the world.
3. Do you prefer to talk to people on the Internet or face to face?
I prefer face to face contact, but nowadays we do not have time to meet with friends. Sometimes we have to do something asap and we can not wait until we meet face to face.
4.Do you think the social media are a threat to the regular relationships?
I think not, because the virtual contacts can strengthen the bond between people even more, because we still have contact with each other.
1. How much time a day do you spend on social media communicators.
ReplyDeleteI do not use often social media communicators. Only occasionally I talk with friends and family members who not life in the same city with me. I think that I use communicators by one hour per day. Estimated.
2. What do you think about the virtual relations?
I do not trust private virtual relations. It without real interactions (meetings etc) is very
difficult to maintain. On the other hand I have a lot of virtual professional relations. I sometimes collaborate with people whom I have never seen. At the moment is a many It systems for online collaborating (chats, video conference etc).
3. Do you prefer to talk to people on the Internet or face to face?
Generally I prefer face to face conversation. Hand gestures and phisical emotions are most important with talk. But I often prepare response for message at night, but I often do not have free time at day. My friends often send message for me and they know that my response will be later.
I have many relationship with friends living in other polish city or country. I think that without Internet communication this relationships would be ended.
4.Do you think the social media are a threat to the regular relationships?
No. I not use social media for substitution real relationship. This is only additional communication channel.
1. How much time a day do you spend on social media communicators.
ReplyDeleteA couple of hours per day of constant use I think, but for most of the day I'm online and available to talk. Intense working hours are the exception.
2. What do you think about the virtual relations?
I doubt that any good things could result from this type of relation. I think that everytime we're involving in such relation the disappointment is unavoidable. This kind of unsettled contact with reality might be extremely dangerous for mental health.
3. Do you prefer to talk to people on the Internet or face to face?
I enjoy seeing people's facial expression and body language. It gaves me an oppourtunity to ral assessment of their intentions. I'm definitely a fan of face to face conversations, but also love phone calls with people that I know well and care about.
4.Do you think the social media are a threat to the regular relationships?
It should never happen, but I've got a feeling that some freaks will love it. For me it's just an additional way of communication.
1. How much time a day do you spend on social media communicators.
ReplyDeleteIt's hard to estimate. I'm using it as a substitute for SMS, less important mails etc. so I've got it running a whole day. And on some days I use it more often, on other less.
2. What do you think about the virtual relations?
3. Do you prefer to talk to people on the Internet or face to face?
@2-3 Virtual way will be always worse then real. In real we've got more. We have gestures, voice tone, facial expressions, touch etc. So if it is possible then I will always choose face to face relations.
4. Do you think the social media are a threat to the regular relationships?
For some people it will be a threat. But it depends on what the specific person is.
1. How much time a day do you spend on social media communicators.
ReplyDeleteI sometimes use Facebook Messenger to share messages with my friends or family. I don’t spend much time on it. I prefer talk with people on real conversation.
2. What do you think about the virtual relations?
I think that nowadays it is quite normal. Virtual relations let us to talk with people from far away. During such conversation we can improve our language, know new people, theirs culture and private life.
3. Do you prefer to talk to people on the Internet or face to face?
I think that I prefer to talk face to face.
4.Do you think the social media are a threat to the regular relationships?
I agree with this sentence. Sometimes it can be a threat because some people want to talk by social media. They feel safely because they can always end the conversation when they want. But in other hand more and more people live in different places. The example can be the family where brothers, sisters and parents live somewhere else. Social media let them communicate with each other and keep family relationships.
1. How much time a day do you spend on social media communicators.
ReplyDeleteTheoretically I am constantly logged to fb messenger and google hangout on my smartphone. However, I don't use all day long. Like Klaudia, I recently use such messages than regular text messages and still it is asynchronous communication for me. Sometimes, when I am using my phone and I receive a message I replay immediately. But it doesn't happen too often. It's easier to reach me by calling me.
2. What do you think about the virtual relations?
I think they are OK. Anyway, people shouldn't have only virtual friends. But nowadays many people communicate with other using the Internet. I think that such communications generally help people. I realise that there are ones who have only virtual acquaintances but I believe this is the extreme. Mankind learns how to live with the ubiquitous Internet and someday everything will be balanced and natural for us.
3. Do you prefer to talk to people on the Internet or face to face?
It depends. If I am going for a beer I don't want to drink with an virtual avatar. Everyday I talk to people in both ways and that works for me. Nevertheless, if I had too choose the only one form of communication I would definitely choose face to face. In the long run I wouldn't stand only virtual communications.
4.Do you think the social media are a threat to the regular relationships?
I though that it could be a threat. But now I think that recently people started to appreciate more the regular contact with others. Internet chats are OK, but still we need a personal contact with other people.
1. How much time a day do you spend on social media communicators.
ReplyDeleteA lot, sometimes i prefer messaging someone over calling. So I'd say like 5h per day, if Skype for Companies counts its more :D
2. What do you think about the virtual relations?
Dont really like them, I prefer "face to face" realations. In online chats theres a lot of room for missunderstanding because it lacks body language which is kind of important when it comes to relations.
3. Do you prefer to talk to people on the Internet or face to face?
Face to face, but mainly because of job and school I can keep in touch with them like that.
4.Do you think the social media are a threat to the regular relationships?
I dont think so, regular relationships are much stronger than virtual ones
1. How much time a day do you spend on social media communicators.
ReplyDeleteMy messenger is almost turn off per day. Sometimes I use this application for communicate with people who I don't have enough time for call.
Unfortunately, I have 3 mailbox with 24/7 online necessary to work and sometimes I dream about turn off every devices need internet access.
2. What do you think about the virtual relations?
I'm against the virtual relations because there are too shallow, without reality emotions and trust. We really don't know the person with the other site.
3. Do you prefer to talk to people on the Internet or face to face?
I prefer talk with people face to face because this build a relation both of them and I know (even if by voice of talk) who this person is and
which has intentions.
4.Do you think the social media are a threat to the regular relationships?
The social media are threat to regular relationships especially in enviormentals teenagers without knowledge from his parents how should be look like in real life.
Then they have a problems with normal lifestyle, unluckily I know some people with this issue.
Questions:
ReplyDelete1. How much time a day do you spend on social media communicators.
It depends, I use only messenger because it is convenient to use, but i don't talk a lot, there are days that i don't need to use it I prefers to call instead of writing.
2. What do you think about the virtual relations?
I think it's not a real relation, we cannot create real bond with someone that we are not spending time with in person.
3. Do you prefer to talk to people on the Internet or face to face?
I prefer direct meetings, even calls are sometimes not enough.
4.Do you think the social media are a threat to the regular relationships?
I think it is not a threat, It can be dangerous of course, by taking your time away, but It also can be a very convenient way to stay up to date with your friends and family.
1. I’d say… no that much. 1h? Maybe. I don’t use them as a way of spending free time. My perception of virtual communication is much more pragmatic – I use it because it’s fast and convenient. I truly hate people who are online ‘just to chat a little bit’. Come on - there are so many different things you can do for yourself which will bring more benefits to people than sending to each other links to funny memes.
ReplyDelete2. They can exist. I’m able to share opinions like one above because I have experienced both – spending a lot of quality time offline, with my real friends and I have made some virtual friends back in time. We can meet online very interesting people – we may share beliefs or interests with them. In many cases – we wouldn’t be able to meet them. Just because of such an obvious reason as the fact that they can live many kilometers away from us. What you share with virtual friends is real – your emotions, your feelings, your thoughts. It doesn’t matter if channel of passing this information is physical or virtual. As long as you’re fulfilling your needs it’s fine :)
3. If only I have a choice and I’m not forced to use online communication – I prefer face to face meetings. Sometimes even by arranging a meeting, spending your time with friend who needs an advise, who want to share his problems and concerns you’re showing him/her that you care. That this relationship means a lot of you and you’re there to support. You can say all of the nice words online, but you will never be able to provide comparable level of engagement online.
4. They are neither of them. They are part of regular relationships. Think a moment about it. Do you have any friends who are REAL FRIENDS (not work colleagues or people you barely know) with whom you’re not talking online? I don’t. It has become pretty natural. If you’re friends offline, you’re friends online at the same time. There’s no escape from it :)
1. How much time a day do you spend on social media communicators.
ReplyDeleteIt means to me a lot. I constantly use my e-mail and a few pages, where we share photos like facebook.
2. What do you think about the virtual relations?
I am also very glad that this is possible. Thanks to the Internet I have contact with my friends from around the world. We can see each other, talk, this gives me a lot of joy. Of course I prefer real meetings, but sometimes it is not possible.
3. Do you prefer to talk to people on the Internet or face to face?
These is an important issue. When I have possiblity I try to meet my friend face to face. I especially like meeting face to face because I can keep eye contact and see reactions of other people.It is hard to do that with my friends who ware thousands miles away, then the only way is to use Internet i.e. skype or facebook.
4.Do you think the social media are a threat to the regular relationships?
It should not look like this. Social media is something other than a regular relationships. These are two different worlds, and you need to be aware of this distinction and try to keep to the regular relations.
1. As little as possible. Seriously. This amazing devourer of time. I prefer to meet with someone face to face. Of course I use instant messaging, but not in order to talk with someone a long time. I talk by instant messaging up to 10 minutes during the day.
ReplyDelete2. This is a new concept. It is much better to meet in real life, but who has so much time to do it? It is faster when I write a text message, than go to someone to talk. But I think that in all things should keep common sense.
3. I’ve answered about it in the first point
4. I think I'm old-fashioned and prefer personal meetings :)
1. I'm afraid a lot... Too much as I want. But there is no better solution to communicate nowadays.
ReplyDelete2. These are not a real relationships, when something went wrong with someone, his "friends" won't help him as the real will do.
3. You can tell somebody more by the internet than face to face, because you can hide your emotions.
4. Yes of course, regular relationships are not as strong as 10-15 years ago. Today only a few people have a group of friends.
On average I spend a couple of hours on online communicators a day, mainly as a secondary task while working or reading.
ReplyDeleteVirtual relations are still relations, the only thing that's different for me is the lack of body language, but it's still a two way communication with another person.
That depends on the subject, but sometimes when I need to ask a routine question it is difficult not to appreciate the possibility of doing it online and not having to bother to pay someone a visit or even give them a call. It's just convenient.
Whenever a new technology emerges there are similar fears, but I strongly believe that the use of technology will facilitate communication and not destroy it, even if the communication of tomorrow is going to be different from the one we know today.