Analysis Of The Empathy Deficit By Keith O Brien

The Empathy Deficit was one of the more interesting texts we have read for class. The author, Keith O’Brien, strayed away from the more general topics in technology. For example, how social media is changing the way we think or how Google is making us stupid. He opens the article with a fact of how young adults today use technology to have endless and instant connections. He also addresses how we are interested in face-to-face communication. This portrays a feeling that he believes there is nothing wrong with technological conversing because we know how to keep a balance of both in reality, and not. Then, it is mentioned how something is missing even with the stability of technology. Introducing his thesis, he includes a study from the University of
Importantly, he brings to our attention that most people do not sit around and think about how empathetic they are because it is such a touchy subject. Using varies studies throughout his article, he provides reliable evidence that this downfall most definitely could be happening. He ends with narcissism and how if this increases, we are doomed. We would have no sense of wanting to learn about others or feeling compassion for them and we would have a break in society.
I enjoyed reading this text because I agree that technology is making us less empathetic. We have more freedom to say, do, and be who we want to be online, so why not do it? I believe that people feel the need to guard their hearts and privacy more than they did a few years ago because each day it