Are we really heading back to the time when a grunt and a finger was all you needed to make a point? There is new evidence that the art of personal communication has been given another jolt.
Think I'm dialing a wrong number? There's a free app called Thoughts, according to today's NYTimes, which allows you to send a brief recorded message to virtually anyone, anywhere any time. Bare bones information. No response necessary. For more details see “Gadgetwise,” in today's paper.
What struck me about it is that it's just another way to avoid talking to someone. Why bother to talk when you can email, text, twit and now Thought, without thought. Where is nuance and context? Where is simple courtesy?
Have we all become so busy we can't spare the time to say hello, how are you, how you doing. Etc.? OK, full disclosure: be careful who you ask. There are some people who will tell you in great detail when you ask those questions, often more than you need to know. You know who they are.
Look, I'm an old guy astonished at the leaps and bounds of technology today and the money thrown into the latest gizmo hoping against hype that it will prove successful.
Here's a Thought (NNTR): Good luck and God Bless.
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