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Jul 1st, 2008 by Micah Tillman | 4 Comments |
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Phones
So much
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Why?
Oh dear…. I wonder what has happened.
Quick, Wife, give Micah a hug!!!
Ah.
Read Wife’s blog. I make Tim do big phone calls, too.
Seamus–
Haven’t figured that out yet. But here are my thoughts:
(1) It’s something to do with the fact that all forms of non-in-person communication (i.e., phones, e-mail, letters, IMs, text-messages, notes, messengers) effectively cheapen the act of interruption.
There’s something rude about interrupting a person face to face (that’s why you say “Excuse me,” or “Sorry to interrupt”). There’s something worse about doing it when you don’t even bother to put in the effort to be there for the interruption.
(2) It has something to do with fear. Morissey expresses it pretty well in the quotation I use in the post at the above link.
There’s a vulnerability to non-in-person communication. Someone who’s not there can do things to you, but they’re not there for you to do things back to them.
It’s like sunglasses. They can see you, but you can’t see them. They remain protected (eyes and windows to the soul and all that).
(3) It’s a control thing. You have no say in what’s coming next (with regards to reading a letter) or can’t tell what’s coming next (because you can’t see any of the usual facial expressions, gestures, posture changes, etc., that we use as cues in normal conversation). And it’s much more difficult to signal that you want out now. (You can’t send any non-verbal cues back.)
Amanda–
Some people make phone calls, other people are born into phone calls, and still other people have phone calls thrust upon them . . . . *grin* Unfortunately, I was in the last group. Twice. On the same day.