In the digital world, the more you use your cell phone the less you realize it’s there. This is especially true for texting. The phone is your lifeline.
Some people are so addicted to technology that they don’t realize it. This is one of those people. I mean, one of my friends is crazy about his phone. He uses it every time he goes to the bathroom. You know how you sometimes want to use it, but you don’t because you’re afraid of accidentally cutting yourself, or because you want to see the text messages that come in while you’re at the grocery store or something? Well, that’s his phone.
The thing about texting is that it also becomes a crutch for us to avoid thinking. It becomes a way to avoid dealing with the actual world. I mean, some people are so addicted to texting that they cant think for themselves.
I know. I am so addicted to texting that I can’t think of anything else.
I do agree that texting is an addiction, especially when youre trying to text in your sleep and you can send anything you want to anyone you want, including your own kids (this is one of the problems with addiction/compulsory texting). But that’s not what I’m talking about here. I’m talking about not texting the wrong person.
The problem with texting is that it makes you a slave to your own addiction. If i text “you’re on your way” it means that you have arrived. If you want to leave, you say you’re on your way and say it again. Then you retype it before walking out the door.
text messages are not the whole problem here. This has nothing to do with the addiction aspect of it. Texting is not the same as sending a text. If you text me, I will know that. It is a private communication between two persons. If you tell me youre on your way and I don’t know that, well then I will know that as well. Texting is for business and nothing more. It is not a conversation.
This is a bit of a problem for us because we use a lot of this service for personal and professional reasons. We have been using this tool for years and have never had a problem with it. It is a private communication and we do not take it for that reason.
My concern is that if your text message says youre on your way to see me, I will know that youre on your way to see me. I am a very busy man and I dont have time to reply to every text I receive. I do not want that to be a problem when we do this. We have used this service for years and have never had a problem with it.
I have no idea if the tech is going to be effective or not. We have used this service for years without any problems and I have no idea if they will be effective or not. I am concerned that this could cause problems if we are using it for serious communication.
