You see it wherever you go. Someone’s holding a phone, looking at it and texting to someone. Or maybe they’re just using an app or reading something on the internet. But we’re not gonna talk about that. We’re gonna talk about texting. You know, it’s when you send a text message to someone and they reply right away and soon, you’re having an entire conversation. But wait. You’re doing all this on a cellphone, right?
Why don’t you just call the person and talk to them?
That’s the question, isn’t it. Are we in a high-tech society where we don’t even have to actually talk to each other? We IM, send text messages, emails, and who knows what else they’ve got on the horizon. We don’t even have to see each other anymore to keep in touch. We’ve got things like Facebook where we post our status and people respond to them. Has it got to the point where texting is the same as if you picked up the phone and called?
I remember once getting a text message from Danalyn. She asked to give her a call to test something out. I think it was some kind of blocking thing or something. She said, “you don’t have to talk to me, but could you call me?” It’s kinda funny because we’ve talked to each other on the phone maybe a couple of times, yet we “talk” almost everyday to each other through IM and text messages. Isn’t that a strange thing?
We live in an age where “talking” is synonymous with texting, emailing, IMing, and various other electronic methods. What do you think? I’d like to hear your voice about this, and maybe some experiences you might have with texting. I’m also setting up a poll. Do you think texting is the same as talking on the phone?
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