Nasiri: Continuous communication with virtual space disrupts human concentration/Yalda night is a ritual based on face-to-face relationships

According to Fars News Agency’s Radio and TV reporter, Masoumeh Nasiri, media literacy researcher regarding the role of media in Yalda night rituals and customs, said in Salam Tehran program: We must pay attention to the pattern and regime of media consumption; Now with the arrival of Yalda night, this issue becomes more important because this ancient ritual tradition is based on deep and personal relationships. The nature of Yalda night is such that we should communicate in person and we should not let the media stop this communication.

* Correct use of communication devices instead of removing them

Nasiri continued: Since communication devices such as mobile phones and computers are used to communicate between people, we cannot completely remove them and we must only use them correctly.

He added: If people want to use communication tools to communicate with their relatives, they can do so on Yalda night, because their goal is to talk with their relatives, but if the goal of using these tools is to spend time in the virtual world. It is recommended that people do not do this.

* Social networks have created a strong dependence for people

He stated: Now the focus is more on Yalda night, but in general, today’s man should not be continuously present in the virtual space. Media, social networks and means of communication have created a strong dependence for people, so that today’s people are afraid of being away from any form of media. Losing data and losing a mobile phone are such fears.

Nasiri said: Having these fears has consequences that will manifest themselves in the future, and for this reason we must be able to be offline for a series of hours during the day. In general, continuous communication with virtual space can disrupt human concentration.

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