I’ve tried texting and instant messaging. They’re awkward and time-consuming, and I still haven’t mastered the lingo. My son’s friends always know when it’s me responding to their messages. I actually use full sentences and proper grammar. A dead giveaway.
A lot is lost in translation through high-tech devices. We no longer pay attention to every word we write. We’re much more concerned about getting to our next message than we are to crafting our current one. And there the cycle starts again—more e-mails, more texts, all trying to decipher and explain the original, intended message.
As for the argument that technology expedites communication? I wonder how much time it really saves. How often have you e-mailed a colleague and realized it would have been much faster to resolve your issue if you walked over to his or her desk and said what was on your mind?
I’m for old-fashioned communication. Thinking before you put something in writing. Good old face-to-face discourse. That’s where ideas are born, are nurtured, grow and mature.
Can technology do that?
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