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6 In addition to family and culture, technology may play a role as well. In the United
States, the number of young people who report being shy has risen from 40 percent to 50
percent in recent years (10). The rising numbers of shy young people may be “due in part to
the growing dependence on non-human forms of communication, coming about as a result
of our huge advances in technology” (Payne, par. 4). Watching television, playing video
games, and surfing the Web have displaced recreational activities that involve social
interaction for many young people. Adults, too, are becoming more isolated as a result of
technology. Face-to-face interactions with bank tellers, gas station attendants, and store
clerks are no longer necessary because people can use machines to do their banking, fill
their gas tanks, and order merchandise. College students take online telecourses.
Telecommuters work at home, giving up daily contact with coworkers. Everyone texts, emails,
and converses anonymously in online chat rooms. As a result, people have less
opportunity to socialize in person, become increasingly awkward at it, and eventually start
avoiding it altogether. In short, they become shy.