In the last two decades how I have communicated has changed dramatically, from writing letters to my grandparents to using a phone, to using a mobile, to sending text messages, to using msn messenger and emails, to using myspace and facebook, to video calling and skype..... My communcatin methods keep changing with time but the substance of my communication is still the same, I try to communicate meaning to people through whatever medium is available. Though the methods have changed nothings has really changed about what is actually accomplished. People are interacted with and relationships are built, sustained and sometimes ever harmed.
Communication is essential to human life, I know this undeoubtebly and I would be happy to debate with anyone that we as humans are made to live within community with eachother, we do not functions to our fullest when we are alone. I really enjoy the changing shape of communication but I also want to be weary, sometimes knowing that people are at the tip of your fingertips keeps you distant from from in a strange sense. Some people I would interact with a lot if seen in person seem to be ignored by me because they are always there.... Not seeing a friend for years seems strange because everything important that has happened in between is still known to me....
A desire to communicate is what is important, it doesn't matter how easy or accessible communication methods are if people do not have the motivation to communicate with others they wont, no matter how easy the methods are.
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