Ed L. wrote on 12/31/69 at 16:00:02:You have got that right, what really pisses me off is that society is dumbing-down to the lowest common denominator which is to protect stupid people from doing stupid things. HELLO a stupid person DOES stupid things, that's why they are stupid in the first place!!! It was the way stupid people were kept out of the gene pool, if you did something real stupid you wouldn't be around any more to breed and make more stupid people. I also think our modern day, "not his fault, he never was taught better" society is letting people get away with more while expecting them to be less responsable for thier actions. You were talking about how fast comunication has gotten, this increase in information has pushed people into a form of overload trying to keep up. People are rushing around so much that the finer social graces(being nice, not rude) have been put aside because no one has the time to be nice anymore. Most families don't even have time to get together for supper most weekdays. Half the people out there, me included, are living on gallons of coffee and pounds of sugar a day just trying to keep up. Look how popular Starbucks and Dunkin Donuts have become. When you look at the cost cuts most jobs expect out of thier employees, long comutes in heavy traffic and all the other pressures modern soicety throws at an individual it's amazing that more people don't just go over the deep end and start shooting for no real reason. Enough rant, the US is still the best country on earth and we are all luck (stupid included) to be here. Now if the winter would take a break things would be sweet.
Whew. Bet you feel better now. I know that I would
Let's not forget society has grown to need instant gratification for everything. Everything has to be fast and now. Gotta pick up the phone and talk immediately. People got to have "call waiting" too. Whatever happened to getting a busy signal, and having to call back later? I never use "call waiting", I believe in "caller waiting". No one is more important than the person that I am talking to at the moment, and I'll never be heard to ask someone to hold while I answer another call. To me that is an insult to the first person.
And what about jerks in grocery stores, walking around discussing what to buy? Why the hell did they go to the store in the first place, if they have to call someone to find out what to get? Can't they make their own decisions? And why do they have to call and give an update to someone about their whereabouts? Gee, how long has it been since they got out of the car in the parking lot? Is today's routine so much different than yesterday's? And what makes these people think that their personal life is so important that it has to be part of mine?
The dumbing down process also includes a lack of patience. Why? Cause, people might have to spend some time actually thinking while they wait.
Personally, I like the pause that I get when I state that I missed a call because my phone was in the car (or not with me).
All this is another great reason to ride a bike. No phones and no strange conversations interrupting my thoughts.
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