Chat

Yesterday, I was able to talk to a friend who I have not seen for years. We talked for hours and shared stories of our lives. All these became possible because of online chat.

Online chatting is primarily objected to because it is very impersonal. Though you can use the camera to see your friend, it is still not a substitute to actually having a face-to-face conversation. Well, it may be true, but when your friend is thousands of miles away, a face-to-face conversation is not an option. The internet world gives us the chance to stay in touch with people when the physical world has made it an almost impossibility. Also, economics dictates that internet chatting is cheaper than to make a call and a more effective tool to send message than the primitive snail mail.

I believe that there a lot more objections to online chatting—the disassociative effect, addiction, and the list goes on. However, it may have negative uses, it also has its share of positive uses. In many cases, you can catch up with old friends, find valuable information, promote your work and your business, support really important causes and meet people who can be real friends in the process. With a little self regulation, I believe their benefit outweighs the harm it could bring.