starting in second gear

why bother with first?

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It’s nice to just send something out into space, so much more vague and abstract (and pleasantly so) than having my thoughts in print, right there, in black and white. Blogs are on the web, which is some ephemeral technology that I don’t fully understand anyway, and can’t really comprehend in the same way that I can’t really comprehend a billion dollars. Meaningless. Therefore I write all kinds of things that I probably would never say or write in real life, because it tickles me and it doesn’t really do any harm anyway because in a few days the entry will be buried in the archives and the three people that have read it will be busy with other things.

Tuesday, October 25, 2005

It occurs to me that maybe I have evolved specifically for this type of communication. It's all there - social ineptitude, an absolute abhorrence for the telephone, and the fact that no one will write me letters anymore. I can send them out, but the only person who writes back to me is my man's grandmother. This may be my last route of communication. And I don't even have to address it to anybody. Or wonder if they've gotten it. And wonder what it means when they don't respond for a week, a month, or ever.
And of course, I would like to think that this is evolution, not devolution. Hence my conclusion that, in fact, I am a being that has evolved specifically to face the communication challenges of this era. It also occurs to me that after reading this, you will know that I am completely full of horse-puckey. Carry this knowledge with you as you continue reading (or more likely, don't).
Also, there is the fact that I can say whatever I want without having to choose who I will say it to. Whew! That's a load off my mind.

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