Jan
19
2010
I do not believe communication is better because you can do it almost instantaneously. Communication is as hard as ever. There are more wars going on in this world as ever.
Sure with the internet a message can be sent around the world in seconds. So what! It is just quicker to make mistakes in judgment. Cell phones keep getting more sophisticated. The saturation time has not changed. You can absorb data no quicker.
Everywhere you go others can be seen with cell phones attached to their ears as if they grew there. They really are a great distraction– one of many today.
True communication is always better face to face. And it takes time. And effort and the ability to listen to each other carefully and well. None of that is any easier.
Maybe, even harder. There is the delusion true communication is occurring. It is as hard as ever. That has not changed at all in this world of almost instantaneous communication.
Tags: ability to listen to each other, absorb data, cell phones, cell phones a distraction, communication, communication is hard, face-to-face communication, instant communication, internet, phones attached to ears, quicker to make mistakes, wars in this world
