Day to Day happenings in my life

Texting

On this day in 1992, the world's first text message was sent by a test engineer for Sema Group. 32 years later, how dependent are you on text messaging?

Oh, my goodness. What would we all do without texts? The first texts were not until 1992, imagine all those years we’d managed to communicate without our phones. In the scheme of things the speed in which we have embraced this technology has been more than rapid it’s been phenomenally fast, up to the point of not being able to exist without them.

When I watch movies which predate the mobile phone I find myself wondering why the character didn’t just pick up his/her phone and call!😂

As for texting I wonder if it’s not robbing us of our voices and even confidence to have a conversation. I have to admit they’re very useful if you just want to pass on a bit of information without getting caught up in a long conversation, but those unexpected conversations can add something nice to one’s day.

Children and young people are becoming increasingly unable to converse naturally and there are even classes now at school in the lost art of conversing with another human!

Of course another downside of the technology is the willingness with which people text without thought. They often write content which they’d never say verbally. Plus on social media they can hide behind their keyboard, tell lies, spread rumours maliciously.

I often wish the mobile phone had never been invented, that we could go back pre internet. Back to the days of making a date/time/place and simply turning up without the need of texts such as I’m on my way- I’m running late- where are you?- just go ahead an order, I can’t make it Texting makes it easy to break dates, tell lies, etc.

I think we’re all dependent on texting in 2024. How can one not be?