Human contact isn't black & white, and there are tons of small important non-verbal things not only in fist fight or romantic dinner. Actually even a smalltalk carries lots of information of deep psychological value which is mostly beyond words. All this is cut off when you use internet or do a phone talk. It doesn't mean you can't use these media to do business, joke, set things up, but dear gods, please be honest to yourself and observe how many things are cut off and lost.
If you do it you will be able to admit that actually internet communication IS less valuable in many ways, despite the fact how much you wouldn't want to think like this right now.
This argument only applies if you replace in-person communication with internet communication.
Most of my communication on social networks is with people that I would otherwise not communicate with because they are too far away.I see only gain there.
Yeah that's a gain; besides, that's what we do right now.
But! Please look around and check how many people prefer this kind of communication with distant people when in the same time they could communicate in a more valuable way with people around them. That's what I'm trying to condemn here.
Social networking can give a more lasting value if someone is consciously treating it as a kind of trampoline to reach those people IRL finally. Which is huh 0.0042% of social networking usage?
If you do it you will be able to admit that actually internet communication IS less valuable in many ways, despite the fact how much you wouldn't want to think like this right now.