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Social interaction: Physical vs. Virtual
Cairncross doesn't address the fact that people become connected, the more they become disconnected. According to Straubhaar, LaRose and Davenport (2012), "New media might also degrade human relationships by replacing them with impersonal computer transactions, lower the quality of public discourse by substituting Internet rumors for professional journalism, or sinking to new lows in popular culture" (p. 8).
Social interaction: Physical vs. Virtual
Cairncross doesn't address the fact that people become connected, the more they become disconnected. According to Straubhaar, LaRose and Davenport (2012), "New media might also degrade human relationships by replacing them with impersonal computer transactions, lower the quality of public discourse by substituting Internet rumors for professional journalism, or sinking to new lows in popular culture" (p. 8).