We’ve become a voyeuristic society
Ever wonder why blogging is so popular? Or even why IM is now used more frequently than the phone and e-mail combined?
I think we’ve come to the point where we are afraid to have conversations in person. When was the last time you shared the same thing in your blog with someone else in person?
Click the “Random Blog” link available on most blog services…most of them are filled with strong feelings and personal thoughts…the question ultimately is: does this get shared with someone who can really listen…or have we turned into a society that vents when the pressure gets built up but does not know how to turn off the heat?
I fear that the more we drive and get cut off, the less people pay real attention…we will have built our own moat and canyon.
I must admit, I do a lot of e-mailing. It’s very easy! But it should never come in place of a heart-to-heart. I hear of companies now that fear the confrontation of an employee so they fire him over IM. I hear of break ups that happen over e-mail because it’s easier to YELL WITH THE CAPS LOCK ON!
What happened to the days where people had civilized conversation? When will the day come when our devices become our downfall, not because we are enslaved to them, but because we are their prisoners?
and I write this as I’m compiling gaim…