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What Is So Wrong With Using The Telephone?Kids these days -- they'd rather IM or text message than pick up the phone, and today's User Friendly reminds me of a conversation I had with someone of the younger generation the other day (I'm only 28, so I'm hardly an old fogey, but I felt like the grumpy old codger around this guy).  Now I use IM and I use text messaging, but I use text messaging for incoming message (when servers go down) and that's about it. I do use IM when I'm at work as it's quicker and easier than a phone call many times (and I can't always get a phone call in), but what frustrates me are the people who would rather sit in front of a computer chatting via IM instead of just picking up the phone (especially when it's a local call). At least get skype or something if you insist on sitting in front of the computer. Posted by Jake on 10/05/06 @ 09:27 AM
Posted in Funny, Rants | 2 Comments | Permalink Submit to digg, del.icio.us, reddit, or stumbleupon 2 CommentsJerry said on 10/05/06 @ 01:25 PM:I agree! I'm not 31 yet and I still E-mail people 'cause a lot of folks I know don't use instant messaging all that much. As tempting as using Skype is, I'm not sure if it's OK to use on my university's network. They're VERY picky about certain programs, with their port-sniffers and all monitoring for malware and BitTorrent clients ... Rick said on 10/06/06 @ 10:07 AM: :) I will IM my wife in the other room if we are both busy on something. Its easier to IM than to call someone, and you can do other things more easily while you are IMing than while on the phone. Post a comment |
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