It seems that in-person connection has become less valuable than the digital one, which has 1) es____its cred ____ in the eyes of young people. Ironically, it is precisely our need for constant in-person interaction that plays an 2) es____ p ____ in fueling digital interaction. However, digital and in-person interactions are definitely not interchangeable. On the one hand, we love technology -most of us could never be without our smartphones. On the other hand, we are wired to love real and physical interaction, for the joy of 3) sh ____v ____ with someone face-to-face is not a 4) de ____ il ____ in any sense. However, nowadays we seem to prefer digital interaction to face-to-face conversation. We would like to have better relationships with our colleagues, but when faced with a choice between dropping by their office and shooting them an email, many of us may have 5) li ____fe ____ for the former.

How often have you seen a couple at a restaurant absorbed in their phones instead of talking with each other? Most of us may agree that this occurs all too frequently. It seems that in-person connection has become less valuable than the digital one, which has 1) es____its cred  ____ in the eyes of young people. Ironically, it is precisely our need for constant in-person interaction that plays an 2) es____ p  ____ in fueling digital interaction. However, digital and in-person interactions are definitely not interchangeable. On the one hand, we love technology -most of us could never be without our smartphones. On the other hand, we are wired to love real and physical interaction, for the joy of 3) sh  ____v  ____ with someone face-to-face is not a 4) de  ____ il  ____ in any sense. However, nowadays we seem to prefer digital interaction to face-to-face conversation. We would like to have better relationships with our colleagues, but when faced with a choice between dropping by their office and shooting them an email, many of us may have 5) li  ____fe  ____ for the former.