Category: Let's talk
Hi there I'm writing on a topic because I believe too many people are too zoned into the
net. Sadly it was brought to my attention that a person I know can not feel fulfilled
without a daily dose on the zone. I'm merely wondering when did we stop going out in
public to fancy a chat? Is it merely laziness, insufficient funds, or terror of a physical being
which keeps us indoors? I personally do not want to have to hide my identity hidden with
a screen name. Like it or not most of us will remain strangers, and even though many of
us speak we're still faceless voices. You can share a common property such as a disability,
but are you truly representing a whole or a small population when you say you share a
real connection? Sure you can know a lot about a person, but how much do you truly
know when you're not around them physically on a daily basis?!
I like the Zone.
It is full of information, helpful tips, ideas, and entertaining.
I still go out and do other things as well.
We have screen names, but as soon as others learn your real name, they call you that, so what good are screen names. Smile.
I like my screen name and wish to be called it unless I tell a person my real name and we are having a one on one discussion, but that doesn't work. Lol
Just like Facebook, and other services, I might check the Zone several times a day, and may stick around to chat in publics.
Nothing wrong with it at all.
Oh, and you are correct, you don't really know a person unless you meet them and spend time with them.
But, that is true for any walk of life, not only the Zone.
If people are honest, and many times they are not even in person, you can learn much about them.
Myself I keep much of myself to myself, but if you read the boards, you can learn much about how I think, what I believe in, and my general personality.
I am what I seem, I just don't post personal things here often.
Well it's not just the zone we find ourselves caught up in constantly the real problem
stems from the net. I mean I see people spending more time with computer games,
pornography, and net shopping instead of spending time with their loved ones. It makes
me sad to see how much they are missing out on their addictions. It makes me wonder if
there are people out there who would rather spend time with you instead check their
electronic mail, their latest Facebook notifications, or their bids on EBay to name a few net
geared vices.
I don’t know you personally, so this isn’t based on you.
I’d guess that answer would depend on the quality of time spent with you opposed to the quality of time spent with the internet and electronics.
If you are a good host, an interesting and fun companion, I suspect time with you’d be far better than time with the internet, and electronics.
But, if you’re always needing to be rebooted, are slow and sluggish, have poor visual and audio quality, and all the feedback is complaints, well, it b far better to spend time with ones electronics.
That sounds funny, but I’m serious.
If a person always has to hear about how bad your day was, how bad their manners are, or what they’ve not done.
If asked to take a walk, go out for a drink, or some entertainment, you are always tired.
If you forget to try to make yourself appealing, clean dress, nice smell, pleasant demeanor, it is far better to just turn on the computer.
It 99% of the time boots up, works smoothly, takes you to the places you ask it to go and seem happy to do so.
It is just easier.
Me, I’d much prefer to be out doing with a good companion then sitting at a computer, but I wonder sometimes if people have forgotten how to give, and not expect all the time.
Sure, we get grouchy, tired, have bad days.
It is good for someone to listen and accept these things as well.
But, all the time, or even 50% of the time?
We are supposed to put all these things on the shelf, and enjoy the companionship, not expect our companions to be our sounding boards.
A family gathering is suppose to be a fun time, not the time to air all the grievances.
A date is supposed to be fun, exciting, not a time to learn how you’re selfish, and hear the word no, and why do I.
A friend outing or visit is a time to talk about your new music, a movie you saw, have a great cup of coffee, and laugh about shared silliness, not a time to complain about your last bad date, or family gathering, job, and spouses.
So?
What do you think?
Such sanctimony went into this post that it truly amuses me. First, who are
you to decide what should be important in someone's life? If you don't wish to
spend your time checking facebook, don't do it. But who are you to emply that
my life is emptier, or my time less well spent than yours because I choose to do
what entertains me?
Besides that, you actually call prnography an addiction, which makes me think
that you are ignorant of that subject matter in addition to your sanctimony. And
besides that, this idea that people who engage in social media being less social
than a person who goes to a coffee shop or something is entirely false. There is
no difference in the interaction between a person on skipe or snapchat and your
interactions at a coffee shop. This is doubly true for a blind person, for whom
interactions online can have exactly the same meaningfulness as an interaction
on the street or in a public place.
But overall, I think the best response I have to your post is for you to mind
your own business. Why should it matter to you what I or anyone else does with
their time? How does it effect you in the slightest?