Ok. So I'm not even sure if you call it the web, or the net, or something else these days. Behind the times? Perhaps. But my last post got me thinking.
I confessed to my husband that 'my latest purchase' was too serious to be lighthearted and hence eminently readable, but also not intelligent enough to read and be educational.
Blogs are basically a monologue right? But since one reads them in the quietness of their own space, one can stop reading whenever, and flick to a page more interesting. Generally this would be considered rudeness if the context was two people talking, but with the barriers of screens and little-bits-of-information-flying-through-the-air-somehow (I'm sure there is a techy word for this), it is entirely appropriate to tune out, stop reading or even rubbish a blog post.
Maybe this isn't a bad thing. It leads to honesty, and you don't have to cover up your true thoughts by faking body language (pretending you're interested when you're not). You can make thoughtful comments, instead of saying the first thing that comes into your mouth. The new ways of communicating provided by the internet mean we have to become accustomed to a whole new set of social conventions. I just don't think I've worked them out yet. And I think I still prefer the old system (extrovert tendencies I guess).
In most conversations I wonder (and perhaps worry) what people are thinking about what I'm saying. It's sometimes scary to find out what people really think, but often you can guess.
Perhaps it's scarier to never find out what people really think.
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