As technology has become so frequently used in our everyday lives, some may believe we are better off without it, while others see we can benefit from it. From its vast collection of information and resources that technology provides, making our lives easier as it saves us from the hassle, we should recognize its impacts to people’s social awareness, especially those of the new generation. With all sorts of technology like phones and computers that we have become so immersed in it ultimately is playing a factor in our ability to socialize appropriately with others. Author Sherry Turkle and her work, “The Empathy Diaries” addresses technology’s effects on human conversation in regards to empathy. While two University of New England students also stress the idea of the relationship between technology and socialization. One student, Cote Brigg’s essay, “Technology Isn’t All Fun & Games: Here’s Why” shares how social media use has been beneficial to him in forming friendships based on the various platforms for forming connections with others online. Then the other student, Libby Gagnon,  writes in her essay highlighting how technology is hindering our ability to communicate with others as we are losing certain skills by focusing our attention on our devices. All three writers focus on the importance of technology’s effects on human communication in a variety of ways. By consuming technology it can provide a source to connect with others, but is responsible for eating away human’s abilities to converse with others and build social skills. Technology can be perceived as a place to meet new people but creates a missed opportunity to engage in face to face conversation with others. Through the many social media platforms or collaborative sites like online games allows people to find someone with common interests which can spark a friendship. In Brigg’s piece he shares his experience related to this idea, “The web and social media also allowed me to communicate with like-minded individuals… I was able to connect with those with like-minded goals and aspirations. Those who had shared my sense of humor. I’ve also been able to gain my own friends throughout the web over the years, typically through online games or forum discussions.”