“Radio is a medium of entertainment which permits millions of people to listen to the same joke at the
same time, and yet remain lonesome” (¢. 4-5)
The above citation by T.S. Eliot reinforces the author’s opinion regarding the consequences of
technological advances in the process of socialization.
This opinion is most clearly expressed in the following fragment:
(A) Humans seem to take very well to inventions that simply make everyday life easier and more
convenient ((. 1)
(B) This impulse that new is worse, when combined with the etemal concem about “kids today”,
goes far in explaining why grown-ups worry so much ((. 6-7)
(C) Most teenagers would probably admit their days are filled with text messaging friends, talking
on their cell phones, (¢. 14-15)
(D) these electronic activities increase teens’ individualistic behavior by lessening their opportunity
to have face-to-face relationship building time. ((. 17-19)