Nowadays, it has become a norm that more and more people leaving their friends and parents for career purpose. From my perspective, the demerits of such development weigh more than the merits, and the specific reasons that can support my point of view are as follows:
To begin with, the first reason for which I contend being away from parents and friends will bring more cons that pros is that there will be an estrangement among people and their friends as well as families. This can be exemplified by the fact that although it will be more convenient to contact with them through some social apps, like WhatsApp or some social medias, it’s impossible to meet them offline face to face, expressing our emotion to them with physical touch. Moreover, in the meanwhile of working, people won’t be able to reply to those messages as well as emails sent, thereby leading to the reduction of contact and self-isolation. Furthermore, when it comes to some emergent circumstances, for instance, when people are too sick or exhausted to look after themselves it will be impossible to turn to their families and friends for assistances.
However, being away from parents and friends enables people to be more flexible, by forcing them to accustom to different environment, meeting various kinds of people, so is broadening their horizons in the meanwhile, all of which are beneficial for their career prospects by helping them to be more independent and having a deeper understanding of society.
In conclusion, I would argue that the cons for people moving away from their friends and parents weigh more than the cons for it will reduce people’s offline physical contact with their acquaintances and will render people to be at potential risks.