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Age, sex location, the most common words that we see while chat online.
“INTERNET RELATIONSHIPS”, probably the most newfangled trend in today’s world where people wrap themselves in anonymity, share all their feelings for hours together behind a simple LCD monitor, least they know that the person on the other side is a genuine or not. As we all see the technology is rising to its peaks and so are the relationships, from the days of pigeons to letters; today’s world deals with E-mails and Bluetooth. CYBER LOVE, CBER SEX, CYBER MARRIGES, the world today is submerged in CYBER. If we go deep into statistics and try to analyze, 6 out of every 10 teenagers are addicted to the new type of so called “cyber drugs”. The question “WHY?” remains unanswerable; it could be due to loneliness or depression or a combination of numerous other reasons.
Studies reveal that these new age relationships help in better understanding of each other; but the question is, is it really true? Judging a person through a keyboard sounds ridiculous, but do we stop? I guess, NO. Masking one’s emotions, feelings through words proves that we are all so dependent on technology, more than we would want to.
As life evolves from metal age to electronic age, so do the relationships; from multi media messages to short messaging services, all these inventions have become a threat to the human society. So, has the time arrived where our inventions are acting as our own curse or has the age arrived where machines are, in a subtle fashion, taking over the human world?
Questions always remain as questions or probably could go down the history lane as “the world’s unanswerable questions” but ‘what is the ultimatum?’ remains another question.
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Hi…an interesting topic and also a fact…i think ppl today have become lazy and lack the understanding and finesse of doing something personal for the other..for eg. the E-CARD…yeah sure u love me …so go out there and buy me a card….
we all are moving towards a direction where “ME” has taken over the “YOU” and “US”. i think also parents should play a very important role in educating the child from an early age to make an effort to GIVE. Life has become too busy,,too stressful…so everyone says…awww what the heck…just escape it through the CYBER world.
Where is the world heading to…i think with a lot of ppl who have low self esteem…bcs it really takes courage to faceup to who you really are and make real relationships in the real world..and not slide inside someone else’s mask on the internet..Its SAD but so TRUE.
I think it may be sad, but hey! probably not so! I have made some great friends and acquaintances through the web, and I also got to meet a very very decent and interesting guy. Although we do not have a relationship, if it were not for the internet I would not have met him. Of course, in all the hours I have spent chatting with him I could have met maybe 10 other people who live in my city… but you know what? When you live in a non cosmopolitan city like mine, the chances you have to meet civilized, smart and funny guys from other cultures is very small. So… hello cyber romance! I am a big believer!
It isn’t only depression but a thrill to be CYBER friendly so that a person can freely talk in a descent group of people.