How do I connect with others?

Today’s prompt asks how does one connect with others. This is the first time I’ve come upon this great question and am unsure on how to answer it. There is connection amongst people in the world, but what is it exactly? I believe the invention of technology has brought a greater connection amongst people in the world. There are many ways a person can connect with another person through technology. The use of a telephone and Internet are the two main ways in which human beings can connect with one another through technology.

With the telephone or cellphone device, one can easily call the person they wish to and talk to them just by dialing numbers on the screen and pressing call. The connection is almost as if the people were right next to each other and having a conversation. Phone calls go through the satellite system that is out in space and because of this technology; people can talk to one another as if they were in the same room when they could actually be hundreds of thousands of miles away. A person from the United States can make a call all the way to a person in Japan without ease. 

Through the Internet, connection among people has become greater and greater. Not too long ago, the Internet did not even exist. Nowadays, pretty much everyone that knows how to function a laptop or cellphone can use the Internet. There are many websites on the Internet that allow people to connect with each other. There are the social websites such as Facebook or twitter where people can express what they want to say about themselves and share that experience with other people who use the same website. I personally have a Facebook and a twitter and have gotten to connect with many people whom I never expected to connect with.

Another way that people can connect with each other is through face-to-face contact. This is truly the best way to connect in my opinion because you get to see the person’s emotions and how they express their words. If you are chatting with a person through the Internet, it is totally different when you talk to a person in person. I know a couple of people who are the best to talk to online, but when it comes in person, they are so shy and quiet. Although recent technologies have made it become able for people to video chat. This is done when two or more people who all have a webcam set up on their laptop can connect with another by turning on the webcam and speaking to each other. They can see what the other person is wearing or even what they are trying to say. I know for a fact that not everyone who types “lol” actually laughs out loud every single time they type it. However, through the video chat, one can see when or if a person actually laughs or not. I remember one time video chatting with a person who’s speakers did not work so she had to type everything she wanted to say while I simply spoke. She wrote “lol” a couple of times but I did not see her laugh in her facial expressions.

There are many ways in which people can connect in the world, but I believe that recent technology has brought that connection to such a great standard. With the technology advancing everyday, I believe great things can happen. However, I still believe that face-to-face contact is truly the best way to connect with one another in the world.