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Sun Jan-23-11 01:31 PM
Response to Reply #68 |
| 79. The old fuddy-duddyism is a bit much! |
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I am 46 and don't text (not because I object to it, because my phone sucks and I am a clod)
I use facebook, twitter- Email (constantly)
Sorry folks I HATE talking on the phone, hate hate hate it! (always have)
If I had a nickle for every time I have probably offended someone because they called at a bad time and I cut them off I would be very wealthy. People with busy schedules (or kids or BOTH) can probably relate. Just because someone has their talkers on and is ready to yak at me over the phone doesn't mean they picked a good time and I am waiting with baited breath to hear them ramble on.
Electronic communication of all kinds is perfect--I open and enjoy my messages at my leisure and I put thought and time into my responses.
And Kids of DU...you are WELCOME to cut across my lawn! lol
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| -Social networking under fresh attack as tide of cyber-scepticism sweeps US |
Turborama |
Jan-22-11 08:13 PM |
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"say a rising number of academics.." |
bbinacan |
Jan-22-11 08:21 PM |
#1 |
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Academics agree, but still want to know how to re-tweet. |
Safetykitten |
Jan-23-11 12:36 AM |
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I find this interesting since Goldman Sachs is selling FB |
molly77 |
Jan-23-11 05:12 AM |
#47 |
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Why the slur on academics? |
Ruperto32 |
Jan-23-11 12:05 PM |
#69 |
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Hey Ruperto32 |
WhiteTara |
Jan-24-11 08:21 AM |
#102 |
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Yes, I'm so totally isolated. |
Hissyspit |
Jan-23-11 05:09 PM |
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An academic in |
bbinacan |
Jan-24-11 05:33 PM |
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Ah yes, those pesky, pointless elitist "academics." So nerdy and useless. |
egressingsparrowdrop |
Jan-23-11 10:45 PM |
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I think it's because students want to know if there's a 140 character limit for their essays n/t |
justiceischeap |
Jan-24-11 01:16 PM |
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texting is the worst IMO... |
msongs |
Jan-22-11 08:26 PM |
#2 |
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I prefer email. |
Atypical Liberal |
Jan-22-11 11:51 PM |
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It's like a little email |
Confusious |
Jan-23-11 02:25 AM |
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It also focuses people when they have to write it up |
treestar |
Jan-23-11 09:54 AM |
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This. |
Codeine |
Jan-23-11 10:14 AM |
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I find texting to be immensely useful and convenient. |
Edweird |
Jan-23-11 12:27 AM |
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Are you being sarcastic? |
kath |
Jan-23-11 01:33 AM |
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Wat? |
Edweird |
Jan-23-11 02:23 AM |
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I was wondering...how old are you? Or are you serious? |
forty6 |
Jan-23-11 02:32 AM |
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40 going on 26. My cell plan has unlimited everything. |
Edweird |
Jan-23-11 02:46 AM |
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You don't have to be young to be a texting person. |
Codeine |
Jan-23-11 10:10 AM |
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I text my wife |
christx30 |
Jan-23-11 01:00 PM |
#77 |
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+1 Exactly! |
Codeine |
Jan-23-11 10:08 AM |
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I won't consider a phone that doesn't have full QWERTY |
Edweird |
Jan-23-11 12:27 PM |
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I also love texting. Simple, gets the point across easily. |
krabigirl |
Jan-23-11 12:52 PM |
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True, but there's a definite 'stay off my lawn' vibe going on here. |
Edweird |
Jan-23-11 02:33 PM |
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LOLOL |
Skittles |
Jan-24-11 04:40 AM |
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Care to elaborate? |
Edweird |
Jan-24-11 01:47 PM |
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I agree. I don't text and I won't read incoming text messages |
Lorien |
Jan-23-11 01:08 AM |
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"ones eyes can be focused on the road" |
kath |
Jan-23-11 01:35 AM |
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My attention is always on the road, period. I'm 45 and I've never been in an accident |
Lorien |
Jan-23-11 03:01 PM |
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I find it useful to text to a friend I see almost everyday. |
Confusious |
Jan-23-11 02:26 AM |
#39 |
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The people with whom I exchange texts |
Codeine |
Jan-23-11 10:13 AM |
#63 |
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I love texting. |
Codeine |
Jan-23-11 10:03 AM |
#59 |
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When your job consists of talking on the phone 8 hours a day, |
Alexander |
Jan-23-11 10:11 AM |
#62 |
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I text all the time |
tabbycat31 |
Jan-23-11 04:05 PM |
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I don't agree with the idea that these people are "isolated" |
Hydra |
Jan-22-11 08:52 PM |
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I do |
MikeW |
Jan-23-11 09:05 AM |
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Funny you say that |
Hydra |
Jan-23-11 09:40 AM |
#53 |
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They are isolated in their own little ghettos |
dickthegrouch |
Jan-23-11 12:36 PM |
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FWIW I agree mostly with the thesis about Facebook, Twitter and cell phones, but I reckon DU gets a |
Melissa G |
Jan-22-11 08:57 PM |
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The real cause is overworking - we don't have time for friends |
DragonSlave |
Jan-23-11 04:09 PM |
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*YAWN* Old Farts complaining about "Kids These Days". So predictable. |
Odin2005 |
Jan-22-11 09:01 PM |
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Not so quick |
Plucketeer |
Jan-22-11 09:08 PM |
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"bobby-sockser on a party line" |
yodermon |
Jan-22-11 10:17 PM |
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I caught it, and I'm 38. |
boppers |
Jan-23-11 12:49 AM |
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I was shocked to see a cyclist using a hand signal |
kentauros |
Jan-23-11 03:53 AM |
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It's something like this... |
BuelahWitch |
Jan-23-11 12:28 PM |
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Odin: Something you may not get.... |
boppers |
Jan-23-11 12:56 AM |
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then why do so many neurotypicals talk on the phone so much? |
Odin2005 |
Jan-23-11 01:39 AM |
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Listen to their phones. |
boppers |
Jan-23-11 04:36 AM |
#46 |
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I cant wait until these people go full-on Gran Torino mode. |
Initech |
Jan-23-11 01:12 AM |
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I have a book "Sumerian Firsts" or some such & guess what they said back |
StarsInHerHair |
Jan-23-11 02:53 AM |
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I amuse myself by reading those sorts of posts |
Codeine |
Jan-23-11 10:18 AM |
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ROFL |
Edweird |
Jan-23-11 12:16 PM |
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Heh. I love the kids today. |
sofa king |
Jan-23-11 04:43 PM |
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If the cycles of history are anything to go by us Millennials will be very ambitious leaders. |
Odin2005 |
Jan-23-11 05:13 PM |
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Also a very well-read generation. |
sofa king |
Jan-23-11 07:30 PM |
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And they didn't have the Internet in 1930. |
Odin2005 |
Jan-23-11 07:55 PM |
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I'm less a believer in the idea that social media disconnects people though online video gaming may. |
MessiahRp |
Jan-22-11 09:06 PM |
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I agree - kids are the victim of a lot of negative consumerism |
DragonSlave |
Jan-23-11 04:12 PM |
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I'm in complete agreement. Worse yet, the dog has slipped its collar. |
elias49 |
Jan-22-11 09:42 PM |
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There are pros and cons, and certainly room for abuse |
bhikkhu |
Jan-22-11 10:11 PM |
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I kinda agree |
slay |
Jan-22-11 11:47 PM |
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I don't do Twitter either, but I've gotten more good than bad from Facebook. |
Lorien |
Jan-23-11 01:19 AM |
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Way more good than bad |
LeighAnn |
Jan-23-11 03:04 AM |
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Their view of us can be pretty eye opening, can't it? |
Lorien |
Jan-23-11 08:29 AM |
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you know, I think they're trying to blunt the Tunisian cyber-roots..... |
StarsInHerHair |
Jan-23-11 02:56 AM |
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Oh I was just talking about Americans using it to talk about crap like "Don't U luv my new haircut?" |
slay |
Jan-23-11 12:30 PM |
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It's like fast food. It's convenient, fast, has little substance and is not filling as regards |
Dover |
Jan-23-11 12:29 AM |
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Facebook and Twitter...Never done it...Never will... |
SoapBox |
Jan-23-11 12:43 AM |
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Why talk to someone face to face? |
boppers |
Jan-23-11 12:52 AM |
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I bet you want us youngins to get off your lawn, too? |
Odin2005 |
Jan-23-11 01:42 AM |
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Says the man posting to an internet message board. |
Codeine |
Jan-23-11 10:19 AM |
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Funny...When I see colleagues that I connect with on Facebook |
GoddessOfGuinness |
Jan-23-11 12:50 AM |
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academics complaining about technology |
mikeburetta |
Jan-23-11 12:55 AM |
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They don't have the best record on seeing technology trends. |
Safetykitten |
Jan-23-11 01:01 AM |
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Some do, some don't. |
boppers |
Jan-23-11 01:18 AM |
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More "Bowling Alone". Again. |
boppers |
Jan-23-11 01:29 AM |
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I think some of this is pure poppycock ... |
Trajan |
Jan-23-11 01:33 AM |
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I'm not sure that's the kind of social media interaction Turkle is referring to. |
Prometheus Bound |
Jan-23-11 02:12 AM |
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I don't do facebook its just way too much info to put out there to be used... |
Historic NY |
Jan-23-11 01:57 AM |
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Facebook is overall a social evil. |
Smashcut |
Jan-23-11 02:14 AM |
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+1 |
Prometheus Bound |
Jan-23-11 02:16 AM |
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All internet social networks eventually fall prey to porn and marketeers |
Evasporque |
Jan-23-11 07:30 AM |
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The tee vee does the same thing. |
Joanne98 |
Jan-23-11 07:58 AM |
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It doesn't simply isolate people from reality, it distorts reality. |
rug |
Jan-23-11 08:09 AM |
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It's post-reality! |
jkappy |
Jan-23-11 01:01 PM |
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"We're an empire now, and we make our own reality" ... nt |
bemildred |
Jan-23-11 09:51 AM |
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It keeps me in touch with people I would not otherwise have |
treestar |
Jan-23-11 09:53 AM |
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Look, language is a form of insanity. Mathematics is certainly a form of insanity. |
Peace Patriot |
Jan-23-11 09:54 AM |
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Yep, we are way too successful for our own good. nt |
bemildred |
Jan-23-11 10:19 AM |
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kick nt |
plumbob |
Jan-23-11 09:59 AM |
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I am loving all the geezers in this thread pouring scorn on FB! |
Odin2005 |
Jan-23-11 11:10 AM |
#68 |
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The old fuddy-duddyism is a bit much! |
Carni |
Jan-23-11 01:31 PM |
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You may want to upgrade your phone to be able to text. |
Edweird |
Jan-23-11 06:06 PM |
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Yeah, I plan on it |
Carni |
Jan-24-11 05:19 PM |
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I'm 29. |
Smashcut |
Jan-23-11 09:03 PM |
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No, I'm 25 and I rarely use a cell phone. It's just the bashing that annoys me. |
Odin2005 |
Jan-23-11 10:31 PM |
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I don't care about people texting any more than I care about what religious drivel they believe |
Skittles |
Jan-24-11 04:44 AM |
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Almost as good as the... |
LanternWaste |
Jan-24-11 11:17 AM |
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Yeah, DU gets a pass, heh... |
MellowDem |
Jan-23-11 12:38 PM |
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A little texting isn't a bad thing. |
crim son |
Jan-23-11 01:43 PM |
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so academics say i should pay long distance to stay in contact |
reggie the dog |
Jan-23-11 02:46 PM |
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ERROR: Posting error * Subject field must not be blank |
saras |
Jan-23-11 04:58 PM |
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"...the "real world" that many social media critics hark back to never really existed. |
Edweird |
Jan-23-11 05:48 PM |
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+1,000,000 You got it exactly! |
Odin2005 |
Jan-23-11 07:56 PM |
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I used to talk to people all the time. On the train, at the grocery store, when I take a walk. etc. |
ipaint |
Jan-24-11 07:25 AM |
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bigworld LIKES this |
bigworld |
Jan-24-11 11:21 AM |
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I have something like 200 "friends" on FB |
Politicub |
Jan-24-11 01:14 PM |
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I wonder if Professor Turkle wrote her book in the privacy of her own home or office. |
GodlessBiker |
Jan-24-11 01:19 PM |
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I disagree. If you dissent, the online community gives you a sense of how broad that dissent is |
yurbud |
Jan-24-11 01:42 PM |
#108 |
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