I saw a black and white film today, and they were using a smoke signal to communicate. The guy squints and deciphers the puff of smoke and prepares his troops. Pretty high tech don't you think?
Well, it seems that the phone made the telegraph go bye-bye. We later got e-mail, then Instant Messengers, then texting.
But, I think there is something else going on here. When people didn't want to talk on the phone they sent an e-mail, to avoid something; either the conflict, awkwardness, etc. When IM came along and things are instant, how do you avoid that same situation? It seems that you "text" them, unless you're a particular age range then you're just trying to save minutes.
If someone wants to get a hold of you there is really no way to avoid it, unless they just flat out hiding. I mean, you call them and leave a message on their home/work phone. Some just have a cell phone these days, so you leave one there too. Text them to make sure, and send an IM to all their accounts and each of their e-mail addresses.
Life goes by so fast...need to take a few seconds to write down and remember experiences that make me the person I am.
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