Online communication doesn’t have start and end points like it does in person, so people who socialize more online than in person might struggle with that part of social interaction than others.
Its sort of a double edged sword though, I’m on the other side where I struggle with online communication specifically because of the lack of break points. I find it overwhelming and time consuming compared to talking face to face.
It depends on the group of people, might be a generational thing, but it seems the people around me expect a daily flood of messages and to be replied back to within 15 minutes of whenever they decide to reach out. It feels like being an on-call therapist sort of, at least for me.
Online communication doesn’t have start and end points like it does in person, so people who socialize more online than in person might struggle with that part of social interaction than others.
Its sort of a double edged sword though, I’m on the other side where I struggle with online communication specifically because of the lack of break points. I find it overwhelming and time consuming compared to talking face to face.
but the break points in online communication are more frequent, longer, and often have no requirement to reply
It depends on the group of people, might be a generational thing, but it seems the people around me expect a daily flood of messages and to be replied back to within 15 minutes of whenever they decide to reach out. It feels like being an on-call therapist sort of, at least for me.