An article at the link below says the art of chatting face to face is dying and that the introduction of e-mail, text messaging and iPods is causing a worldwide epidemic of shyness.
Technology is creating entire communities of shrinking violets
A psychologist and Harvard Business School researcher says, “In the past, only about 40 per cent of people reported being shy in social situations. It's now a significant problem affecting about half.”
More of the story here.
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