Call Me Old Fashioned

Walking down the hall to class and nobody is looking where they’re going.  They are all texting away on their phones.  I’ll admit, I do it too, but I’m not proud.  Sure texting is a convienent way to get in touch with someone quick, have a conversation and whatnot, but when that becomes the only way you communicate, there’s a problem.  Like I’ve mentioned before I moved across the country from all my friends and family.  I have to guilt or threaten one of my best friends into talking to me on the phone.  She would have no problem  spending the four months only communicating through text.  I, on the other hand, would actually like to converse, form words with my mouth, and hear reactions.  When texting someone, you don’t actually know how they responded, you only get to know what they want you to know.  Makes me wonder how much truth I’m actually gettting.  I enjoy telling people about how I’ve been a clutz, or how i managed to turn my hands blue in a chemistry lab. I like to tell them because it makes them laugh.  Telling them through text all you get out of it is ‘lol’ or possibly ‘hahaha’ on a good day.  Not as rewarding as hearing someone laugh.  I always swore I would never sink to the lows of a texting addict, but sadly I find myself there. It’s the only way to effectively communicate with anyone under forty.  I have a theory.  People will become so addicted and accustomed to texting that they’ll just stop talking all together.  Everything will become automated, just send a command by your phone and you can get whatever you want done.  If that goes on for long enough then people will just forget how to talk.  Yes, I’m aware this a really outlandish theory, but texting really bothers me sometimes.  I am a huge fan of snail mail.  Getting a letter in the mail will make my month.  Receiving something that someone has taken the time to sit down, write, and then mail is a great feeling.  It’s so much more personal.  Writing a letter actually requires thought instead of hastily sending a text while running between classes, or while having a conversation with someone else.  I’m not saying texting in its entirety is a bad thing, its just better for quick conversations that aren’t serious in nature or trying to find out quick information.  I like talking to someone, what can I say. Maybe I should have been born a couple decades earlier.

Regards,
Disciplined

P.S. If you haven’t read Cell by Stephen King, please do.  It might change your outlook on cell phones.

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