My dad and I were having a conversation the other day, about society these days and how we communicate. As he is in his early 50’s, and I’m 19, it was really clear to see the difference in opinion and observation when it came down to the point of discussion.

To me, using your phone to text, Facebook message, tweet, email, etc, is a perfectly normal way of communicating. But to my dad, he see’s the use of phones and social media making people more anti-social. He feels that texting all the time and talking to people via text on social networks, is not equipping us with the basic ability to strike up a conversation face to face.

When we were talking about this, I got really defensive, and wanted my dad to understand that to me, texting and social media communication has somewhat improved the way we communicate with each other in todays society. I feel like it has made the world a smaller place to live, and has opened up a world of new possibilities, and ways for us to keep in contact with people from our past and present, and meet new people who could play significant roles in our future. To me, the world is a much more social place these days.

By the end of this discussion, my dad and I both got our points across, but both didn’t really agree with each other. Which is fine by me. I’m sure this discussion will come up many more times in our household.