This article was, once again, another article about how technology is hindering society socially. We all know we are social creatures but we are letting society keep us from our nature. First it was, as the article mentioned, phones and now its email, instant messaging and text messaging. We don’t talk in person or write letters anymore. We send e-mails and message each other and even those messages are short, direct, and to the point. We have lost touch with the beautiful and romantic art of communication. This art that strings words together to make dreamy sentences using expressive language. Even the author of the article does so. His first few sentences were all choppy and short; five words or less sentences.
Now, it all bothers me, instant messaging, e-mails, and text messaging because I am a lover of words and a hopeless romantic when it comes to letter writing (I wish it was something people still did.). But text and instant messaging get to me the most because people let it flow over to other parts of their life. I absolutely, positively hate it when people use i.m. and text messaging slang in every day conversation. (i.e. Did you really just say LOL?) Or when they’re writing notes and they spell later, L8r. Why? So not only are people using as few words as possible but they’re also using acronyms and “creative” spelling.
Now as far as cell phones and being hooked to the internet goes: I’m guilty as charged. I keep my cell phone with me at all times and if I don’t have it with me I feel lost, like a part of me is missing. I even sleep with my phone in bed with me. I also get on the internet when I wake up and before I go to sleep. I even use my cell phone to keep me up to date on my Facebook and e-mail and to go to websites if/when need be. It’s horrible I know, but hey at least I know of my addiction and at least when I text I spell everything out and use correct grammar (or at least try to).
http://www.guardian.co.uk/media/2005/nov/10/newmedia.research
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