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The big difference is the loss of non verbal communication such as body language, pauses, etc. I agree with the author that there’s an important element of pres
by koverda 8y ago
The big difference is the loss of non verbal communication such as body language, pauses, etc. I agree with the author that there’s an important element of presence in your current surroundings that is lost with the proliferation of smartphones.
- TuringTest 8y agoYes, but there's also an important element of presence in environments you wouldn't have had access in your life without the technology. The loss of non verbal communication was also a thing in epistolary communication, a common practice for all social classes (even those who couldn't read or write would manage to get letters or postcards written for them); and that was considered a cultivated social activity, not at all dehumanizing either.
- mensetmanusman 8y agoThis. It’s amazing most people have no clue that they are mapping their mood state onto their own interpretation of someone’s text messages. We evolved to read non-verbal communication. Key and Peele have a great skit on this: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=naleynXS7yo https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=naleynXS7yo
- betterunix2 8y agoDifferent does not mean "non-social" or "dehumanizing." Obviously communication involving new technologies will be different from previous modes. Why does that mean it is strictly worse? Some things are lost, but other things are gained by the change.