Technology and Changing Types of Relationships

In recent years, advancements in technology have changed how people connect with each other. This has Suggested change: led people to makeled people to make1turned people into making Suggested change: many more friends, butmany more friends, but2much more friends but has also reduced the depth of those relationships. In my opinion, this is a harmful change due to the fact that it Suggested change: makes humans less ablemakes humans less able3makes human less able to communicate their personal feelings. Technology’s influence has enabled people to make Suggested change: many more friends thanmany more friends than4much more friends than they possibly could in the past. This is largely owing to social media, which revolutionizes communication and helps people to Suggested change: keep in touchkeep in touch5keep touch with each other regardless of their geographical locations. Another change in human relationships caused by modern technology is that the number of Suggested change: intimate relationships formedintimate relationships formed6intimate relationships made has been substantially Suggested change: smallersmaller7less significant. With so many people to care about, social media deters users from strengthening bonds. For instance, a stark difference can be observed in Vietnam, where most young adults 20 years ago Suggested change: – when the internet was underdeveloped –– when the internet was underdeveloped –8– when the internet was underdeveloped, had much deeper connections than their modern counterparts. The changes made to the types of relationships people make nowadays is largely a disadvantageous one, for it deters people from having deep connections. Lacking valuable bonds means that they have almost no one to Suggested change: confide in duringconfide in during9confide during depressive episodes that are inevitable for most humans, Suggested change: and thereby increases the possibilityand thereby increases the possibility10and thereby increase the possibility of making unwise decisions. Examples of this can be found all over the world, where the cases of depression that cause suicidal behaviors are becoming Suggested change: increasingly prevalentincreasingly prevalent11more and more common, and one of the primary contributing factors is victims having no one to share their burdens with. In conclusion, despite having Suggested change: a greater abilitya greater ability12much more ability to connect, people are Suggested change: forming fewer meaningful relationshipsforming fewer meaningful relationships13making less meaningful relationships; thus, the quality of relationships diminishes and harms their wellbeing.