Communication now comes in the form of tweeting,texting,whatsapp-ing,bbm-ing, emailing,facebook-ing.
I personally miss people calling me to see how I am. Its got so bad, that these days I ignore most of my pings, texts, fbs & emails. Unless it is something specifically important.
I'm not going to lie, I was never one to phone people myself, and I'd get off the phone as quickly as possible. But a phone call is a lot more personal than a ping.
I, myself have fallen into the trap of modern technology. Rather than writing a diary, I'm blogging...
Its not very private. Yet I'm doing it.
Also, I'm addicted to twitter. - Yes I admit it.
I don't really bbm anymore - in fact I'm thinking of deleting it. But it has one major advantage, my phone is cut off right now, but because I'm connected to wifi in my house I can still use my phone for everything internet related including bbm & whatsapp... So for now, I'm keeping 'em.
My preferred way of communication is texting. But that's because I am often worried about a persons reaction to what I'm saying to them.
I think people are talking less, & typing more. But most do not have to exercise the english language while doing so...
Technology is great... But in moderation... I can honestly say it is taking over my life, the life of my friends and my family. My cousin is 10 years old and has a BB, iTouch, laptop etc. Can the boy sit and write an imaginative story? Probably not.
Technology is stealing children's childhoods and stopping people from spending time together or actually having a conversation using their mouth...
Honestly, I can't imagine not having my BB, not being on twitter, not using FB or even not having a phone. But I do know, secrets would be kept a lot easier if they weren't posted all over the internet. You can find out almost anything about anyone.... If you look in the right places.
