Many people either advocate the modern mode of communication via text message or instant message, or condemn it altogether. Those opposed to it talk about how it dehumanizes everything and gets us used to impersonal relationships. Those who promote this form of communication talk about how it’s easy, fast and allows them to multitask.
Personally, I’m in the middle. It’s so convenient to send someone a text to find how where they are or when something is. However, there have been times when I’ve been frustrated by the lack of human contact in communication. It loses a certain quality I believe is necessary for good communication. One statistic says that communication is only 7% verbal. This means that the words we write only convey 7% percent of our true meaning to the receiver. This makes texting and I.M.ing a very poor method for an in depth conversation.
Yet, there are times when there is a hard or awkward conversation that needs to be had, and I find myself glad that I’m not having it in person, or wishing for the protection of the computer screen between us.
The bottom line—technology is good in its place, as it has always been.
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