When cell phones first arrived, portable talk’s panache was highly touted. Roll the clock some 20-years forward and voila, technology has handily transformed the device into something beyond its original utility.
Under the modern crush of communication connectivity, many cell phone users would rather text than talk. There are many theories circulating, from Chatty Cathy conversation avoidance (some consider 10 minutes a marathon) to sheer convenience, as to why the mechanical mode has gained favor. No doubt, keeping the stream going or cutting it off sans guilt suits control freaks just fine.
However ugly the truth, I must highlight the obvious: texting has catapulted to the preferred option because there are some people with whom, at times, we’d rather not converse. Admittedly, I have a few contacts relegated to the minimum talk time file. I think we all do. Although we don’t need another excuse for talking less, email also deserves death by execution for murdering phone and face-to-face conversations.
Yet, when new technology meets old school etiquette, shouldn’t the original communication courtesies apply? What more could we ask for since texting lifts the emotional energy some phone conversations and sexting sessions require? How about, brothers and sisters, can you at least spare a few clicks to reply?
Sidebar flashback: “Romancing the Phone” at http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424052748704312104575298590730890292.html?KEYWORDS=romancing+the+phone.
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