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200 years is a loooooooong time. Would expect even more bizarre shifts in digital communications, like attached emotional imprints from automatic brain scans or
by nategri 7y ago
200 years is a loooooooong time. Would expect even more bizarre shifts in digital communications, like attached emotional imprints from automatic brain scans or something.
- rpmisms 7y agoI doubt that's going to happen. People enjoy being able to hide emotions when they're communicating over a distance.
- Funes- 7y agoI agree. That's why people--especially young people--generally prefer texting over phone calls: without the spontaneity (synchronicity) required in spoken communication, it is a lot easier to hide everything on your part, from presence or attention to any kind of reaction. It is safer, so to speak; but less satisfying.
- azeirah 7y agoPhone calls are outdated, what do you think of extremely popular voice chat applications such as discord?
- Funes- 7y agoThere, they have an online persona they can hide behind. They don't have to deal with people from their real-life environment. Plus, discord servers center around a common interest for everyone involved.
- jedberg 7y agoThat's not why most young people prefer texting. They prefer it for a variety of other reasons: * More private. Mom and dad can't snoop as easily, especially if you're in the backseat of their car * Asynchronous. You can answer it when it is convenient and not have to stop what you're doing.
- Funes- 7y agoI think it's both what I said and what you added; they are not mutually exclusive by any stretch of the imagination. I would also say that chat apps are designed to be addictive, too. An important fact to consider. >and not have to stop what you're doing. Which is, in their case, being on their phone all day, ironically enough. Asynchronicity is what I meant by not requiring spontaneity (not being synchronous, in other words).