Humans started communicating 200,000 years ago, and sometimes, when I talk to people, I feel I’m back in that era when language involved simple sound gestures, grunting, and pointing because I have absolutely no clue about the meaning of SSDD, WYWH, etc. It makes me feel like I missed a whole language course in school.
Let’s skip the abbreviations. What is the problem with full sentences? Texting has turned into a puzzle where you need a decoder to understand basic conversations. You have to put in the right amount of emojis, match the energy of the conversation, and kill yourself if you write longer than two lines.
Then, some people are not bad texters but ‘lazy communicators.’ These are the worst kind of people, in my opinion (IMO, in theirs). A message that takes seconds to type will take hours (or days) to reply. The whole point of texting was communicating essential messages immediately without calling someone. Yet, these geniuses have to barbecue your message just the right amount for them to reply (chefs kiss!)
We have the fastest typing speeds in history, yet our conversations are driest. Everyone wants to bring back the era of letters and notes, but can they even write one whole sentence without referring to their autocorrect for spellings? Hell, even ChatGPT because college taught us how to write essays within seconds, copying and pasting! I truly wonder if convenience is killing true human connections.
Most people think dry replies are “cool” or “low effort is high value,” but when did showing interest and being genuinely excited to talk to someone become a sign of weakness? Is giving subtle hints and letting the other person figure out what I have in mind the most effective way to showcase confidence? Our generation complains about people being emotionally unavailable, but are they indeed that or just too lazy to be someone different?
I wish I could tell everyone this, but this blog is the best example of how our generation can’t read more than two paragraphs because it’s ‘not cool anymore.’
To my dear readers who made it here, is an effort in communication a crime?
-Ansh
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