There is an increasing trend for people to live alone. What is causing this to happen? Will it have a negative or a positive impact on the society?

Nowadays, an increasing number of people tend to live alone. Several factors contribute to this, including technological development and pursuit of freedom. However, in my view, it has a negative influence on society.

Firstly, this tendency is associated with the development of technology. To be more specific, in the wake of the high-speed social progress, plenty of electronic products like mobile phones, laptops, pads are invented, which can all help humans contact others timely and conveniently. Therefore, interactions with friends, family or others have been no worry even in the long distance.

The second reason for this living pattern is individuals’ desire for freedom. Along with the advance of the time, people are more aware of the right to freedom and value it better. And living alone is a significant step towards freedom, since no one is around you, staring at you, disrupting you, and you do not need to concern about anyone or doing something for others. As a result, this also prompts the modern living pattern.

In my point of view, this kind of life-style will exert a bad impact on society. For one thing, people will have worse emotions due to this kind of living pattern. Most of our fun in life comes from interactions with others. Once we have no company, our pleasure will decline a lot. On top of that, the progress of society may slow down. This is because almost all our innovations, our new ideas come from cooperation with many others. Therefore, living by oneself will reduce one’s creativity which is a necessity for social advance.

In conclusion, technological progress and the pursuit of freedom lead to more individuals living alone, and this is harmful to our society.