This shift in society is definitely interesting and points to the problematic aspect that most of us know: When we don't meet in-person, when we don't develop communication skills based on face-to-face contact in the same space--our relationships suffer, our society suffers. Not being able to recognize facial expressions combined with vocal inflections of words leads to a huge absence in communication. Technology can help doctors and other people that can use that tool productively, but most people don't need the distraction from truly living.
This shift in society is definitely interesting and points to the problematic aspect that most of us know: When we don't meet in-person, when we don't develop communication skills based on face-to-face contact in the same space--our relationships suffer, our society suffers. Not being able to recognize facial expressions combined with vocal inflections of words leads to a huge absence in communication. Technology can help doctors and other people that can use that tool productively, but most people don't need the distraction from truly living.