In my opinion, I believe the increasing reliance on virtual communication might actually impact the development of empathy in young people in a negative way, in that many people believe the moment they are able to show concern to their friends, especially when they are friends of family are in certain situations, they are able to communicate over the phone or over the social media that they’ve shown concern and empathy. But in truth, empathy goes beyond communicating on the phone. It goes into thinking about meeting this person physically. It involves showing that you truly care from a face-to-face interaction with this person. And with this, you are able to really show that you have empathy. But if this is done on the phone or through virtual communication, it might not show true empathy.
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In my opinion, the increasing reliance on virtual communication might actually impact the development of empathy in young people in a negative way. Many people believe that when they are able to show concern for their friends, especially when they are friends or family in certain situations, they can communicate over the phone or through social media to express their concern and empathy. But in truth, empathy goes beyond communicating on the phone. It involves thinking about meeting this person physically and showing that you truly care through face-to-face interaction. With this, you can really demonstrate that you have empathy. However, if this is done over the phone or through virtual communication, it might not convey true empathy.
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