It could go both ways....

After reading this article by Marianne Levine and combining my own personal experience and opinion, I believe that technology does breed some type of empathy, but at the same time very much kill other parts of it as well. I believe technology gives society access to different ways to express emotion and themselves on a broader spectrum, which can be a very positive thing when used correctly. Other times many people have the tendency to express themselves hiding behind a screen which can become extremely unhealthy and cause a lot of communication issues when they face people in the real world. The article states "someone surrounded by genuine thoughtful friends will feel distinctly different blogs, twitter, and Facebook than someone whose company is cynical and vapid". This quote proves that now that technology is so available to people with these isolated issues, it gives them more of a way to escape from what is around them and connect to other who may be just like them. Again, I do believe this can be used as a positive thing and a negative thing.