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" Greenfield also finds that there is a risk of loss of empathy (the ability to empathize) as a consequence of the fact that children less read fiction. 'In contrast to games where rescue the princess – a goal for awards, reading has a different purpose – namely, to learn more about the very princess. " Professor finds it strange our 'enthusiasm for social networks that blur the boundaries of our personality. To those people who use these sites in danger of losing a sense of where they end and where the external world begins. " It argues that a sense of identity may be suppressed "as a result of the rapidly changing on the screen, and it is possible that the next generation will judge themselves, based solely on the opinion outsiders'. Greenfield further notes that social networks may contribute to 'the constant assurance that you listen, you know, you have a significance. " And at the same time, they help distance from the realities and stresses of everyday life. She expressed concern that 'the present communication in real life, may eventually give way to a sterile and simplified on-screen dialogue, as well as to replace hunting to food frozen meat pieces came on the supermarket shelf.
Perhaps future generations will recoil in horror from the intricate, unpredictable real events that require immediate direct participation. " Greenfield argues that the appeal of Facebook is that 'child, tight domestic regulations, every evening at the keyboard can find a kind of freedom of communication and interaction, that is, everything that the previous generation naturally found in the street. But even with the choice of on-screen life might be more attractive. " She quotes one of the users social networks, who said that he has 900 friends. In other words, it means' that the inability to see or hear other people help you easier to show the qualities that have prevented you feel comfortable. All of you are thinking about fewer people with whom to communicate (and myself among them), become less withdrawn, less shy and you are less worried about what grade you give. " But Greenfield warns: 'There is no doubt that such a casual way of life can affect the brain, or rather the consciousness of the younger generation, in which case it will be different from the consciousness of people of previous generations. We know that the human brain is extremely sensitive to any manifestation of the external world. "
