“U r a loser, I hate u lol.” This text message or Facebook chat message could be taken several ways. How is someone supposed to know if the person who sent this to them means that they are actually a loser or they are just kidding? People use things like lol and jk to make rude comments seem unhurtful, when in truth they are meant to be harmful.

Today’s technology creates a huge breakdown in communication in addition to other problems.

I love Facebook and texting just as much as anyone, but there have been times when I got a message and was not sure what it meant.

Through a text you cannot see someone’s facial expressions or hear their tone of voice.

All of these factors put together also creates a million more problems.
And with our busy high school lives, who wants to deal with more drama than needed?

The technology today also limits face-to-face conversations with your friends. I do not know how many times I have just been sitting on my couch texting while my friend is doing the same thing.

It seems to me though that we are too lazy to actually get up and do something together. This also limits the amount of time I spend in my friends company. I love to hang out with my friends, so something as simple as Facebook or texting shouldn’t limit this.

Teenagers also lose manners used for face-to-face conversations
becuase of technology. It seems like teenagers don’t know how to talk to adults becuase they spend all of their time texting or on Facebook.

Using technology instead of face-to-face conversations limits your ability to function in everday situations. Take job a interview for example, if you don’t have the ability to have a face-to-face conversation with adults, how are you supposed to get the job?

I think it all really boils down to this: do not let the new world of technology replace the older lifestyle of nonharmfull conversatoins,
face-to-face interactions and going out and having fun with your friends.