Filed under: Dos Pesos
Ok…although I am a writer…and I appreciate words in a written form much more than the average person; the last thing I’d like for you to do is to try and get my attention technologically. The telephone advancement certainly has come a long way…but, I feel as if there is a lack of personal connetion that is coming along with it. Cell phones are great, and text messaging can definitely come in handy…but if you’re hopes are to possibly strike up a conversation, say what’s on your mind, or hang out with me…the lamest thing you could possibly do is press send to the message you’ve typed up on your phone.
I very much adore the old fashion effort of a phone call. Whatever happened to that? I mean, Alexander Graham Bell invented the phone for you to use your words verbally…but with the rapid boom of a pocket sized device that is seemingly redefining the word “communication,” people seem to be forgetting how to personally express themselves…simply or more deeply.
Alright…so I am the owner of a mobile device…probably the worst one of them all: a crackberry. I easily get drowned into this mix…and I absolutely despise it. It’s become a distraction in almost every personal encounter. People on their cracks 24/7…it’s really ridiculous. I try to avoid it as much as I can…
Now, I’ve always had an issue with the lack of personal communication that modern society seems to be indulging in every second of the day…but because I have also been guilty; it’s driving me wild. It’s unbelievable how absurd this text messaging thing has become. Particularly when:
A) You’re trying to get to know someone
B) You’re trying to regain connection
C) You’re trying to express feelings
D) You’re trying to avoid confrontation
ETC. ETC. ETC.
It goes on…basically what I’m saying is I feel like people are forgetting the importance of what it means to be personal…and for me, it’s really quite depressing. It goes beyond cell phones and text messages, there’s also the internet, which is on a level of it’s own- from facebook, msn, twitter, emails…whatever…Yes, I am aware that there is a plus side to all of this…the “means of contact” form has branched out into many directions and it’s easier to find those that you may not always be able to via telephone…but what my particular beef is: we are consuming ourselves with these technological forms to the point where it has apparently become so difficult to just call someone to say…”hey, how are you?” There is so much value in the simplicity of a phone call…I don’t quite comprehend how it can be so complex sometimes…We need to try harder to get personally connected with one another, otherwise we will continue to communcatively plummet. And though I am sometimes guilty, I choose to be active in my stance…
Well, maybe we can meet up and talk more about this.
I’ll give you a call.
