The only contact she has with him is through electronic mail. While this may be enough for most parents, Martha is tired of having to communicate with him via computer. She wants to be able to communicate with him like a normal human being. This is just one of the many disadvantages of electronic mail. I look forward to hearing a person s voice when I call them, and electronic mail would put an end to that.
Many people have to spend a large amount of time away from home.
The only thing that makes him or her feel better is to hear the voice of a loved one. If the world would start relying on electronic mail as its only source of communication, those people would have a difficult time being away from home. Another drawback of electronic mail is that it could increase our unemployment rate. If electronic mail becomes a norm among everyone, there would be almost no need for telephone companies or the postal service. There is a post office and a telephone company in almost every town and shutting them down would put many people out of work.