I maintain the inferiority of the most modern means of communication as means of human connection. Which is to say, I think facebook, instant messaging (which is now passe?), text messaging, twitter, etc. (I can’t keep up) are absurd, and maybe best left alone.
On the other hand, I don’t keep in touch with many old friends at all. Maybe my generation (or at least me) just never learned how to keep in touch the “old-fashioned” way (telephone calls, or even postcards and letters).
So, do I throw in my lot with the ADHD/anxiety disorder inducing environments of facebook and the like, just to “keep in touch” with as many people as possible? Or do I make a better effort to keep in contact with more people (though fewer than possible with the newfangled ways) via telephone and mail?
[Note of irony: I'm posting this on a blog, which, despite being attached to my name, is a pretty alienated way of spewing thoughts into the world.]
3 Comments
Tuesday, June 16, 2009 at 22
Did you want to talk more about the loss of the incarnate dimensions of knowing people, i.e. being physically present? That would make the title make more sense.
Wednesday, June 24, 2009 at 10
Oh Bert! =)
Friday, October 30, 2009 at 11
I understand where you are coming from. I agree that postcards of smiles and letters are fantastic. Lets do it!