Because I used to be a super-ultra-shy person (now I’m just super-shy), there was a time when I spent countless hours on electronic sports with friends that I met online whom I’ve never seen before in real life. We all played this tactical first-person shooter video game called “Counter-Strike.” We communicate through a proprietary voice over IP software named “Ventrilo” which allows us to talk to each other instantly during game time. Our best record was making it to the ESEA (E-Sports Entertainment) season 7’s intermediate level.
Media is a double-edged sword. Nowadays we rely more and more on it to narrow our relationships with other people. But at the same time, we are more distanced from each other. Sometimes we’d rather text people than giving them a simple phone call; we’d rather call them than seeing them face to face. Why? I think it’s because humans social interactive skills are degenerating to the point where we sometimes find it difficult to speak with another person when we see them. But with text messages you can communicate without seeing others which prevents the awkward moment when two people suddenly find that they have no words to say.
Media is contradicting sometimes.
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ReplyDeleteTotally remember playing counter strike, I wasn't any good at it so I gave up. But I totally text people now, I don't make any phone calls and I think its totally true that texting removes that awkward silence we have in face to face conversations, but we don't know what the person is doing on the other end so it defeats the purpose of having a conversation.