In regards to technology killing empathy, I do not believe this is 1000 percent true. I know other posts my touch on the idea I am about to explain, however I still agree with it. Specifically, empathy could be drawn from various sources from all over the internet. A wide variety of outlets can be utilized by organizations, groups or even quite frankly people to share experiences or personal issues. They can do this through social media or even ways throughout the internet in general. People then can relate to these particular experiences or issues that others across the globe are experiencing. Through the use of technology, individuals are allowed to get their stories or message across to gain awareness. Granted, technology has allowed this ease of communication accessible to essentially everyone, however, what about essence of thee experience itself? Younger generations are potentially at risk, in regards to being able to establish a personable conversation with another individual, that contains emotion and actual authentic EMPATHY. With the computer, one does not have this. One does not actually expirience the heartfelt compassion of what we call empathy. The look in ones eyes, the facial expression, the tone of ones voice, etc. This is lost with technology, completely eradicated...well unless you videochat but still that is meaningless.
So to a certain extent, I agree technology has killed the authentic feeling of empathy. However, technology has seemed to find a way to replicate it through the uses of social media and the internet as a whole.
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