Is it necessarily to the detriment of social skills, though, or is it just a reflection of the evolution of what social skills are relevant to modern life?<p>People have made similar arguments against the use of internet social communications because of its negative impact of its negative impact on language, but such fears are unfounded and prescriptivist. [1]<p>Social norms evolve all the time. Just because new norms are unfamiliar doesn&#x27;t mean that they&#x27;re inherently &quot;wrong.&quot;<p>[1]: <a href="http:&#x2F;&#x2F;www.vnews.com&#x2F;news&#x2F;nation&#x2F;world&#x2F;18662871-95&#x2F;internet-is-not-ruining-english" rel="nofollow">http:&#x2F;&#x2F;www.vnews.com&#x2F;news&#x2F;nation&#x2F;world&#x2F;18662871-95&#x2F;internet-...</a>