Because of the development in technology, many individuals have changed their communication habits. More and more people started to chat online instead of talking face-to-face and spend less time interacting outdoors. In my opinion, even though gadgets are really beneficial when it comes to long distances, it may bring negative consequences, such as social isolation and low-esteem.
Numerous individuals choose to stay at home and make online relationships throughout social media instead of going out with their friends and actually spend more time with their peers in real life. This may result in a low social involvement and may hidden people’s desire to start up new projects and go outside, which damages person’s perception of life. For example, when I had a bad relationship with my classmates, I used to lock in my room and just chatting with my online friends instead of improving my interactions with real people.
I believe that even though technologies are very beneficial regarding long distances and actually help people to stay in touch when they are far away from each other, there are several disadvantages towards constant using of gadgets. People might think that they are satisfied with online-chatting and dismiss their real friends by isolating themselves in their room, which leads to self-isolation from society. Therefore, it may result in a low-esteem, because human has a sociable nature, and people have a need to communicate with others. For instance, my friend has not realized that her low-esteem is an outcome of ongoing process of online-chatting and her problem started to gradually disappear when she went outside and finally met her real friends.
In conclusion, although technologies are a nice source of long-distance communication, people should use them appropriately and interact more with their real peers.