How Do Smartphones Affect Social Interaction? Quotes

“In many ways, digital communication appears to be altering our comfort levels with direct and honest communication and conflict resolution. Doing so will inevitably negatively affect our relationships, since important discussions should be done in person or, at the very least, over the phone so that misunderstandings could be minimized. - Psychologist Suzana E. Flores”
― Donna B McKinney, How Do Smartphones Affect Social Interaction?

“We actually get quite a lot from casual social interactions. Even when phones are at their most useful--such as when we're bored to death in the waiting room--there might be other things we're missing out on. - Kostadin Kushlev, social psychologist at Georgetown University”
― Donna B McKinney, How Do Smartphones Affect Social Interaction?