¶ … Psychological Topics are Reported in the Mass Media News Article: The news article, 'The Flight from Conversations,' demonstrates how technology and the internet are changing the social aspect of humanity. It explains how online communications are fast replacing face-to-face interactions; and how we are increasingly getting used to the culture of paying attention only to those things that interest us. Society is fast moving from conversation to connection; but what is rather disturbing is how this shift has led us to shortchange ourselves, stop caring about others, and engrave ourselves in some type of cocoon, where we live our lives as "a tribe of one, loyal to our own party" (p. SR1). The traditional face-to-face interaction model has been replaced by social media platforms, online chatrooms, and instant messaging services; and with this, the virtue of patience, characteristic of the former has lost meaning -- we are developing a culture of expecting fast answers and fast solution to problems; and in order to effectuate the same, we dumb down or comments and ask each other simpler questions. With over 300 friends on Facebook, we find no need to build trust; and the result -- a society that not only communicates less with...

The main point is that technology has only created new ways of doing traditional, conventional, and old things, and has not really changed the way people live their lives. Technology presents people with ample opportunities to structure their interactions more effectively, so that they are able to better meet their intended needs. Rather than portray technology as a replacement for face-to-face interactions, the author demonstrates that people only use it to supplement the latter so that they are in a position to address the interpersonal and personal issues in their lives more effectively. A socially anxious person, for instance, would use the internet to minimize the anxiety and stress that comes with face-to-face interactions; and then once they have built the art of confidence, they would carry the same…