2006-10-23 10:23:41 · 16 answers · asked by martin48732 1 in Arts & Humanities ➔ Books & Authors
you get news faster. no longer do you have to wait days for a letter. but that does have downsides.
2006-10-23 10:33:35 · answer #1 · answered by girlshadow212 4 · 1⤊ 1⤋
This is a good question and one I have been contemplating the answer to in recent days. Before email, people would use snail mail and be courteous, friendly, caring. People would send cards for occasions before email and cards just because before email. A quick note has taken over all of that. Although immediate correspondence is wonderful at times, it's also opened up a door that is frightening. People tend to share their feelings about things that are and can be controversial and unwanted with people they barely know. I recently joined the PGR (Patriot Guard Riders) and have been getting mail from one of the users that I talk to on AIM. They are the type of pass-a-long emails that promote judgment of others and too much thought into the hate category for me to be bothered reading them. You know, the typical topics, illegal immigration, The Christmas thing, etc. I personally find it offensive to send these types of protests to someone that you don't know will appreciate them. Is it freedom of speech? I think not, I pay for my email box and don't want it packed with crap everyday.
I try to keep my correspondence within my circle of friends and family, never pass along anything judgmental or hateful and NEVER, EVER send mail to anyone unsolicited.
I recently received the ever so popular email about all the cry babies who are complaining about their Christmas being taken away. I wrote a rebuttal explaining that it has been taken way out of context and that I find an appreciation for everyone and their customs of holiday celebrations during this time of year and see nothing wrong with saying Happy Holidays. Christmas is the 25th of December, why say Merry Christmas all month long? How right is that? Needless to say, my new acquaintance never wrote back and quite frankly, I am happy as **** about it. How can someone who stands for other people's rights be so closed minded to allowing them to have them??
2006-10-23 17:39:06 · answer #2 · answered by Cinderella 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
when was the last time you recieved a written letter in the post? Emails are not the only piece of technology to blame, mobiles etc have to share the blame. Todays culture is a very much time orientated. Why write a letter that will take 5 minuites to write another 5 to find a stamp and then the post (takes 2 days to get there)? Email fits nicely into todays culture and its timesaving gadets.
2006-10-23 17:51:32 · answer #3 · answered by CW 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Great question.... before email, people used the phone a lot more, but now with email, there are those who hide their true selves from the recipient.... that's where you get the child molesters and all the other cowards that hide behind the email.... the positive side is that it does give people a lot more confidence in communicating with others.... so I guess it has its positives and negatives, but what the heck... it's progress!
2006-10-23 17:28:23 · answer #4 · answered by joe d 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Positive - Being able to keep in touch with people all over the globe. E.g. I had something important to tell my dad yesterday and he's currently in Nigeria. It took him about two minutes after I had written to respond.
Negative - There is a technological underclass developing. e.g. my nan, who could have really benefited from internet access and email (e.g. for shopping and home delivery of groceries rather than asking a neighbour), but being old and partially sighted she couldn't expliot the potential.
2006-10-24 17:28:16 · answer #5 · answered by Athene1710 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
im going to keep this short and sweet as my daughter needs some calpol, i use email a lot out of pure laziness and the fact its quick but before email people were a lot nice and it was such a nice personal touch to get a handwritten letter from someone and none of this email rubbish where people cant spell, ie 'wot u up2?l8az'
not that i can tlak as i do use this language but even still its not good is it?
2006-10-23 18:16:30 · answer #6 · answered by only me 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
it has changed loads my husband goes away to sea a lot. when we first started seeing each other and he went away i would write every day and send cards, i would rush down the stairs for the postman with anticipation for a letter or card. now when i get home from work i log on its so different. I have boxes of letters from the beginning and nothing at for the last 4 years...how sad!!
2006-10-26 18:10:04 · answer #7 · answered by sam y 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
More coloquial language is used in email messages, which is kind of wrong...but it's supposed to be quickly read anyway.. also, some people have it as their top priority to check their email before anything else - which is kind of anti-social
2006-10-23 17:44:08 · answer #8 · answered by Chemical Jelly 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I think it has helped men keep in touch better. Many that would never maintain a written correspondence with their old buddies, now zip each other emails.
That's just one aspect, but important, I think.
2006-10-23 20:26:05 · answer #9 · answered by Ginger/Virginia 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
People shy away from face to face communication more often and also spend far more hours in front of the computer screen writing and answering them...
2006-10-23 18:01:13 · answer #10 · answered by Dan the Man 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
agree with VIC - communications are very one sided and quick. Not "real time" personal.
My father in law told us via email he was remarrying - we couldn't believe it. Very poor taste - - but intentional, Im sure. He didn't want to "see" our reactions.
Great question!
2006-10-23 17:31:57 · answer #11 · answered by Kare♥Bear 4 · 0⤊ 1⤋