Technology is also a tool for Social Networking.

I don't have a lot of people in my life who I call "friends" even though I believe in consciously developing and maintaining my social network. When it comes to building that social network, I don't limit it to the socialization I do offline. I count both online and offline interactions as a way to socialize and build my social network.

That's fairly obvious in my approach to life and I decided to briefly talk about this thanks to this week's writing prompt from Ecency. It reads;

Is technology making us more or less social?

It seems like a very simple question and it aligns with the "get off social media and go socialize with real people" statement. I'm sure I've heard of that statement a couple of times and it just doesn't make a lot of sense to me. It makes me wonder if the interactions that go on between netizens on the internet don't count as socialization.

Isn't that one of the ways to socialize?

Do I really have to be in a physical interaction with someone before it gets a pass as socialization?

I'm asking that out of curiosity because my perception of socialization is genuinely not limited to physical interactions. I generally believe in using my ability to network as a way to surround myself with people who are competent in different dimensions. I see that social network as a huge advantage and the role of technology in growing and maintaining that network is very important.

Just yesterday evening, I got into a live curation show on Discord where content creators come together to discuss, share their creative work, and network with other content creators. We had folks from different continents of the world at that gathering and each of us were able to connect to the event through our phones or laptops.

I can't even imagine how we would be able to hold that sort of gathering weekly if we had to physically meet up whenever we had to do it. It's just not doable. However, technology made it possible.

So, as far as I'm concerned, technology gives me the tools to be more social.

Thanks For Not Missing Any Full-stop or Comma.
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