An increasing number of people today are apt to use their cell phones for texting rather than conversing to each other. In my opinion, this option is more popular among people, especially young ones, because of its convenience and flexibility in comparison with maintaining conversation. This feature certainly help people express their emotions through pictures and symbols but there are also a number of drawbacks this attitude has.
There is little room for doubt that this contemporary option of modern devices is beneficial for people, as it allows people to send various types of messages without hesitation and waiting for direct response on it. In other words, by having the ability to express their thoughts or send important notifications, people can share information with their colleagues and friends at any convenient time. A typical example for this would be that people are able to send valuable notifications, such as meeting arrangements, their arrival date and time, or their current locations, through messengers. Furthermore, this issue is highly beneficial for busy people who are pressed for time to spend it for a phone conversation. Thus, an increasing popularity of texting is closely associated with its flexibility and less time consumption.
On the other hand, there are a number of disadvantages of an increasing popularity of sending text messages. Firstly, this opportunity would have a knock-on effect on people’s ability to maintain both a simple dialogue and valuable relationship with friends and relatives. Increasing propensity of sending messages at any occasions would eventually discourage people from maintaining face-to-face conversations, which could completely alter the nature of relationship between people. Secondly, this option might affect most people’s mental health. Without having a direct communication, the effect of loneliness would be escalated which could negatively affect people’s health conditions leading to increasing problems of deteriorating public health in relation to mentality.
In conclusion, while using text messages have a number of opportunities, such as speed of delivery and flexibility, for people, the negative aspects that could affect social mental stability should be taken into consideration.
