I worked this morning but have taken the afternoon off. I
had to take my car in to be serviced. My Prius’s backup camera quit working.
For three days I have had to go in reverse the old fashion way; by looking in
the rearview mirrors. Anyway, here it is midafternoon and I am now at my blog. I
know what I want to write about.
There is a new employee, Shannon, where I work. She is a
cute 19 years old girl. She seems to be working out okay. Shannon is on time and
puts in a good effort. But I have noticed that whenever she is on break or has
a few extra minutes, her smartphone comes out and she starts texting. This
morning I told her that I don’t get it, I don’t get the whole thing with constant
texting. I told her that I have a few friends who regularly text but I have texted
a total of about ten times in my life. I have had this uncomfortable feeling
that I am behind the learning curve in this area. We had a brief discussion on
the subject.
First; I now believe that I am on the borderline for being
too old to have really gotten into the concept of texting from the beginning of
its popularity. Consequently it was not a part of my immediate culture as a kid
and it never became a habit. Also, unlike Shannon, I do not have a tight group
of friends that I feel compelled to stay in constant contact with. I am
probably a little too old for that too. Finally, I do not want to spend a lot
of money on personal electronic devices. I have a limited income and do not
keep up with the latest trends in handheld electronics. I carry a lowly
cellphone and nothing more.
I can't believe you've only texted about 10 times in your life. I don't know how you can avoid it in this day and age. Too many people won't even answer their phones now because they're only comfortable texting.. I weep for the future.
ReplyDeleteI have known a few people who will actually text to someone across the room rather than walk a few steps and communicate verbally. At work, there are people who email across an office. Originally it was thought that emailng was good to preserve the information, but now it's gone way beyond that.
DeleteIf it makes you feel any better, in one way texting has taken communication technology back a step since it is more like the telegraph than the telephone. I hope that makes you feel like you are less behind that learning curve? LOL
ReplyDeleteThat does make me feel better. My preferred manner of electronic communication has me living in 1978 rather than 1878. I do use a cellphone rather than the old land line phone. That's something, right?
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