Jim Jones once said “If I’d hated you more, we would have had a lot less trouble” No doubt most will see the messenger and not the message, but much of IRL i

Jim Jones once said “If I’d hated you more, we would have had a lot less trouble” No doubt most will see the messenger and not the message, but much of IRL is suffering fools whereas online most don’t feel that need. It’s telling that the youts I’ve advised to tell their dependent peers to “RTFM” are now the angriest or most jaded luddites now. Something about turning 30, managing or too many taps on the shoulder? Who knows. Today, we seem to reward a benevolent culture that feeds the man (sic) but doesn’t teach them how to fish. And wiki and google have never taught anyone how to be a good fisher(man). And as time goes on, it is now a daily experience to find yourself interacting with someone too lazy to even google or think. It’s great that I work with some awesome people, and I’ll crawl over glass for them. But the older folks are afraid of email and texts, they’ve been burned too many times with misinterpretation. OK or Kk? What is a 40-something to do? They will never be woke. So they avoid online and always want to call. The least efficient means of communication is the safest space for them. And it’s always a positive to hear their voice.