Communication has changed in recent years thanks to technology, we now have social media in our smartphones, which has made the world much smaller. In "Don't Fear the Net: The Internet is Changing the Way We Communicate for the Better," Seth Masket (2014), a political scientist at the University of Denver, says we no longer have to be in homes, offices, or bars to stay connected with people. In other words, social media has strengthened our relationships with others. For example, anyone with a smartphone could be connected to countless other smartphone owners around the world using social media (Masket, 2014). So, people who oppose the idea that cell phones make society weak or might claim that cell phones are actually connecting us to the world