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Essay / The Pros and Cons of Texting - 980
Roy Schwartzman says, “a text is seen as an irrelevant distraction or outright rudeness to those who see you brushing them aside to text someone else” (Schwartzman, 416). Think of it this way, you're out to eat with a significant other, trying to have a romantic date and get to know each other better. Throughout dinner, someone's phone keeps ringing. It's not only a distraction to the relationship and setting, but it just goes to show how people can't put their phones down even for a nice dinner. This is when problems with social interaction begin to appear. Teenagers and young adults are no longer able to have interesting conversations unless they tap, and with the number of people you can now talk to at the same time, there's no doubt you'll always see someone 'one glued to his phone, no matter what. the opportunity