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do we need conversation anymore? (1 Viewer)

you don't call me..... anymoooooooore

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mr. furley

mr. furley

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with the advent of the internet, all answers available at your fingertips and most day to day communication being questions requiring answers.. do we need to converse anymore? 

used to be you could learn a lot about a person, their interests, what drives them, whether or not you could connect based on talking to them. 

"i don't mean to interrupt your hot dog order, sir, but i really like your ballcap and was wondering where you got it..."

is met with "lmgtfy"

instead of a potentially interesting or unusual response that sparks a discussion and possible connection.

asking questions anymore is seen as a sign of ignorance. an "are you too ####### dumb to google?" response isn't atypical. as if asking questions was a black/white interaction. it's more than that. or used to be. 

why should i ask @krista4 about her broach collection when i can just google the specific pieces and learn about their provenance myself? 

 
mr. furley said:
with the advent of the internet, all answers available at your fingertips and most day to day communication being questions requiring answers.. do we need to converse anymore? 

used to be you could learn a lot about a person, their interests, what drives them, whether or not you could connect based on talking to them. 

"i don't mean to interrupt your hot dog order, sir, but i really like your ballcap and was wondering where you got it..."

is met with "lmgtfy"

instead of a potentially interesting or unusual response that sparks a discussion and possible connection.

asking questions anymore is seen as a sign of ignorance. an "are you too ####### dumb to google?" response isn't atypical. as if asking questions was a black/white interaction. it's more than that. or used to be. 

why should i ask @krista4 about her broach collection when i can just google the specific pieces and learn about their provenance myself? 
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Yes, I think we still need conversation.  We just prefer to type it rather than speak it.

 
intellectual and emotional stimulation, via intense physical (face to face) conversation, is the most powerful aphrodisiac i've ever known. it can reach a point where what is shared can be more intimate than sex itself  :shrug:

yeah - talk to me, baby ?

 
mr. furley said:
with the advent of the internet, all answers available at your fingertips and most day to day communication being questions requiring answers.. do we need to converse anymore? 

used to be you could learn a lot about a person, their interests, what drives them, whether or not you could connect based on talking to them. 

"i don't mean to interrupt your hot dog order, sir, but i really like your ballcap and was wondering where you got it..."

is met with "lmgtfy"

instead of a potentially interesting or unusual response that sparks a discussion and possible connection.

asking questions anymore is seen as a sign of ignorance. an "are you too ####### dumb to google?" response isn't atypical. as if asking questions was a black/white interaction. it's more than that. or used to be. 

why should i ask @krista4 about her broach collection when i can just google the specific pieces and learn about their provenance myself? 
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Are you too ####### dumb to google?

 
have you seen people lately, who exactly do you want to talk you?  especially if you eliminate politics, kids and religion.

 
mr. furley said:
with the advent of the internet, all answers available at your fingertips and most day to day communication being questions requiring answers.. do we need to converse anymore? 

used to be you could learn a lot about a person, their interests, what drives them, whether or not you could connect based on talking to them. 

"i don't mean to interrupt your hot dog order, sir, but i really like your ballcap and was wondering where you got it..."

is met with "lmgtfy"

instead of a potentially interesting or unusual response that sparks a discussion and possible connection.

asking questions anymore is seen as a sign of ignorance. an "are you too ####### dumb to google?" response isn't atypical. as if asking questions was a black/white interaction. it's more than that. or used to be. 

why should i ask @krista4 about her broach collection when i can just google the specific pieces and learn about their provenance myself? 
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HTH, Chachi.

 
the world is more interesting than the people i know, but i'm retired so it doesn't matter.

any who read this are lucky enough to choose what to be and how to live every day. if you haven't used your lucky self to affect the world, you're a bug, an insult to the 100,000,000,000 humans before you whose sweat & suffering created your liberty & leisure. for whatever else can be said about me, the world got all of me, good & bad, for a very long time. that, and the good fortune that came with it, gave me all those stories to tell and an inner furnace that burns as brightly today as it ever has. and i'll venture to guess i'm happier with less than anyone on this board.

people are boring, most of em worthless and i'm fairly glad to be done with all of them except the two senilitybots i tend each day. but any who have encountered me have had themselves and their worlds widened or deepened by who i am. That's the job, ##### - touch the world so it remembers it's been touched. now get to it -

 
wikkidpissah said:
the world is more interesting than the people i know, but i'm retired so it doesn't matter.

any who read this are lucky enough to choose what to be and how to live every day. if you haven't used your lucky self to affect the world, you're a bug, an insult to the 100,000,000,000 humans before you whose sweat & suffering created your liberty & leisure. for whatever else can be said about me, the world got all of me, good & bad, for a very long time. that, and the good fortune that came with it, gave me all those stories to tell and an inner furnace that burns as brightly today as it ever has. and i'll venture to guess i'm happier with less than anyone on this board.

people are boring, most of em worthless and i'm fairly glad to be done with all of them except the two senilitybots i tend each day. but any who have encountered me have had themselves and their worlds widened or deepened by who i am. That's the job, ##### - touch the world so it remembers it's been touched. now get to it -
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:wub:   I love it when you talk about me.

 
otb_lifer said:
intellectual and emotional stimulation, via intense physical (face to face) conversation, is the most powerful aphrodisiac i've ever known. it can reach a point where what is shared can be more intimate than sex itself  :shrug:

yeah - talk to me, baby ?
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Oh you phone poster you ???‍♂️

 
Funny!

I just got an e-mail from a friend of mine and read it using the Gmail app.  At the bottom of the screen are 3 canned responses that I can choose from and send back to him.  Now my e-mail responses are being pre-defined for me so that I don't even have to type my own response...

 
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Keep these days stay heads down in games and Ipads at the dinner table.  We won't have to worry about it.  They won't be able to communicate..

 
While I appreciate technology, I feel the nuances of verbal communication are lost in texting, email, and the like.  They're great for quick factual-based communication, but lacking substance and often context (I've had so many misunderstandings start this way).

 
Osaurus said:
While I appreciate technology, I feel the nuances of verbal communication are lost in texting, email, and the like.  They're great for quick factual-based communication, but lacking substance and often context (I've had so many misunderstandings start this way).
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ikr?

 
i'll add that the internet has given rise to a tremendous sense of "know-it-all'ism".

the idea that there can't possibly be anything one doesn't know about.. and anyone who doesn't know everything, is clearly an idiot.

there was always that one kid who pretended to have all the answers. everyone knew he was completely full of #### and just liked the attention of appearing to be smart/worldly but it was always that one kid. now it's 80% of everybody.

curiosity has gone right out the window. it's seen as a fault to have not already explored 13th century Hungarian art and how it relates to modern apple cultivation methods. because, WHO DOESN'T KNOW ALL ABOUT IT ALREADY??

it's like talking to that scarf wearing (no offense @El Floppo, as you seem like a dunderhead :mellow: ), coffee sipping #### who's reading an obscure private press work of fiction, waiting at the bus stop who's telling you all about his handmade, traditional, Mandarin footwear that's totally bewildered by the fact that you haven't been to Guangzhou for the tingzai. 

as if there's anyone in the world who doesn't know what tingzai is

 
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mr. furley said:
i'll add that the internet has given rise to a tremendous sense of "know-it-all'ism".

the idea that there can't possibly be anything one doesn't know about.. and anyone who doesn't know everything, is clearly an idiot.

there was always that one kid who pretended to have all the answers. everyone knew he was completely full of #### and just liked the attention of appearing to be smart/worldly but it was always that one kid. now it's 80% of everybody.

curiosity has gone right out the window. it's seen as a fault to have not already explored 13th century Hungarian art and how it relates to modern apple cultivation methods. because, WHO DOESN'T KNOW ALL ABOUT IT ALREADY??

it's like talking to that scarf wearing (no offense @El Floppo, as you see like a dunderhead :mellow: ), coffee sipping #### who's reading an obscure private press work of fiction, waiting at the bus stop who's telling you all about his handmade, traditional, Mandarin footwear that's totally bewildered by the fact that you haven't been to Guangzhou for the tingzai. 

as if there's anyone in the world who doesn't know what tingzai is
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Ugh, don't I know it.

 
El Floppo said:
not sure what that means, but I think it means something like this
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hah. Swear I wasn't drinking earlier.  Meant with kids staying heads down playing games on Ipads at the dinner table we won't have to worry about it.  Zero social skills.  But I liked your picture better anyway

 
I just finished 3 week, in class special education graduate course that was based heavily on communication in emotional situations (non-violent crisis intervention, non-violent restraint). That was about 2/3 of the program.

The last week of the program we devoured a book: Crucial Conversations: Tools for Talking When the Stakes Are High. While the themes of the book were geared toward working in business organizations, our professor was able to retool the examples for the education environment. How do you deal with administration, fellow teachers, friendly/unfriendly parents/guardians, advocacy groups, or courts? While I read this book I couldn't help reflecting upon emotionally loaded conversations I encountered over the past 35 years (reminder: I'm 47).

So much of our day to day communication is electronically based and absent of nonverbal communication to a degree (studies vary). When there are opposing opinions, strong emotions, and the stakes are high there will always be a need for face to face communications.

So, yes I believe we need conversations.

 
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Yeah it sucks. Especially with online dating. It's almost impossible to be charming in text. If I can get a chick to cross from the app to a real phone conversation or a meet up then I know I can get them to sleep with me.

It makes me sad to think about all the women that were missing out on a great shag because they were unwilling to have a normal conversation.

 
Along these lines, I'm wondering if college is still necessary (from a learning perspective, not social reasons).  They should have a class on how to become a master at google, and everything else is there for the taking.

 
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Henry Ford said:
Yes, I think we still need conversation.  We just prefer to type it rather than speak it.
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There needs to be documentation that I said Trump wouldn't nuke the world, so in 7.5 years when we are all still here I can say "I told we were safe with him having the codes"

 
actually, i forgot something - i'm going to be long gone before this whole Cycle of Personal License even apogees (in worldwide crash, of course) and we finally get around to using all the amazing things we discovered for the benefit and advancement of humankind, so the shark move in that case is prolly to hurrying things along....

g'ahead - emojibot every expression you can and reduce your brick&mortar convos to grunts and squeals as much as possible, k? c u n the soc :hifive: !

 
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