Recently it was brought to my attention that Iam obsessed with my IPhone.
..Like for real?…well…..Ok….yes….it is much easier for me to contact the world thru my cell phone, because I’m always on the move. It’s my remote lap top!
If I’m not on the move Im using my IPhone because texting and emailing is more understood by the listener if they can see it.
…..Especially for me…I have been told I have a hearing problem? ….However it has not been diagnosed…haha.
Yesterday my cousin was poking fun at me about my hearing problem and it made me remember that so many people I talk to have no idea of the noisy environment I work in…so using my portable computer which is also a phone helps me to communicate more functionally.
So, I remembered that my daughter a blogger herself sent me this following message that really give you something to think about..
Enjoy!
Like the rest of the world, I’ve fallen victim to text messaging, online movie subscriptions, blogs, Café Mochas and this edited acrostic poem of a language some have termed “im.”
When did we decide that we didn’t have enough time or energy to simply say, “Oh my gosh,” “By the way” or “Congratulations.” ?
……When did our lives begin to consume us to the point that we didn’t care if we all sounded like robots?
It’s everywhere. Television, movies, books, elementary schools, universities, (hospitals I understand), playgrounds, restaurants, etcetera, etcetera, etcetera???
You know, there are movie after movie about how robots will one day take over the human race, but all we’re doing is setting the precedent!
Any subsequent consequences are ALL OUR FAULT!
We are doing it to ourselves!
Humans succumb, robots win.!!!!
And I’m not pointing any fingers, because I DEFINITLY have four pointing back at myself (or three I suppose since the thumb isn’t considered a finger…)
I most recently caught myself checking the minutes from my sent box of text messages when I didn’t get a speedy reply.
Natives had to wait months sometimes for replies on things much more imperative than “What bar are you drinking at tonight?”
….Yet, we’ve become accustomed to these speedy responses. And yes, I know that we’ve “come so far” and we “deserve” these technological means because we’ve made it to 2009 without completely destroying the planet, buckling under some genocide far more pressing than the Holocaust or being visited by the Anti-Christ, but I just don’t see it.
I myself, would LOVE to conduct an experiment in which I cut off all means of technological communication from the world for three short days.
…But I can’t. Within the first day, my parents will both be texting, and when they don’t reach me there, they’ll call, then they’ll e-mail, then they’ll Myspace me. My parents for Christ’s sake!
I mean these are humans who were raised in the sixties and the seventies, but they’ve fallen victim too.
Technology is beating us people. Recognize.
(ps. I didn’t mention any medical technological advances for the obvious reasons. I’m simply speaking of everyday human to human communication).
Now that is something to think about and…..have a glas of wine for!