Communication Breakdown

I don't think we necessarly communicate less effectively, it is just that technology now allows us to misunderstand eachother faster than ever before! When we write letters, we tend to think more carefully about what we put down, as opposed to email and texting, where speed is often favored over giving a good explaination.

Personally, yeah I guess so...as I have been exposed to different kinds of people who I only get to communicate through the net. Maybe because it seems that when we talk on the net, we don't really have to watch our mouth and even the kind of language we speak... we tend to use a lot of slangs, where in fact in the real meaning of communication we tend to be very careful of the words we're using and the manner we express our thoughts, and that includes the tone of your voice and your facial expression. :)

Communication is the most important thing in any relationship. I agree with you. Maybe, because people are carried by the flow.

I think that it is easy not to talk nicely to people over the internet. It is sometimes hard to remember that there is a real person at the end of it. The phone is a bit better as you can hear different changes in the persons speach and you can more easily interpret what they are saying. I think nothing will replace talking face to face asthe best form of communication and I think most people can communicate effectively like this, we just need to reflect the way we speak to people in person more when we are chatting on the net or the telephone.

Our ability to communicate is a constant. Our willingness or freedom to has varied over time. In the future I would quess that the intentional generated confusion will continue to intensify.