Conversation With Steve #3: The Future of Relationships
So, as long as we're talking about relationships, I thought I'd share this rather depressing article.
Apparently, people are so addicted to computers and surfing the Net, that they will literally go on dates with their laptops in tow, and communicate via typing. While not talking at all.
In light of this story, I think an IM conversation I had with my friend steve back in February was frighteningly prescient. Keep in mind while reading that we were both in his condo, just in different rooms--I had spent the night on the couch, prior to heading up to Tahoe with him and his roommate for a snowboarding weekend:
7:47:49 AM steve: what the?!?!
7:47:55 AM grackyfrogg: haha
7:47:58 AM steve: who is this????
7:48:00 AM grackyfrogg: good morning!
7:48:02 AM grackyfrogg: very funny
7:48:15 AM steve: no way you are up
7:48:32 AM grackyfrogg: oh how weird...i must still be asleep then
7:48:37 AM steve: lol
7:48:42 AM grackyfrogg: :)
7:48:52 AM grackyfrogg: i always get up at 6.30am anyway...so it’s hard to really sleep in
7:49:05 AM steve: i will go make coffee now
7:49:19 AM grackyfrogg: have you been dying for it?
7:49:22 AM grackyfrogg: :)
7:49:23 AM steve: no
7:49:27 AM steve: not yet
7:49:27 AM grackyfrogg: thats good
7:49:34 AM steve: but i havent had to think too much yet
7:49:47 AM steve: just reading emails and news and such
7:49:57 AM grackyfrogg: oh i thought you had a meeting??
7:50:21 AM steve: somehow that wasnt on my calendar when i got up, i think the guy must have cancelled because hes off today
7:50:39 AM grackyfrogg: oh too bad he didnt tell you before!
7:51:16 AM steve: usually they do, im not sure what happened, maybe he did and i just assumed it was this morning as usual
7:51:34 AM grackyfrogg: well come on out and make some coffee
7:51:35 AM grackyfrogg: :)
7:51:43 AM steve: ooooooooookkkkkkkkkk
7:51:51 AM grackyfrogg: lol
7:51:56 AM steve: just think if we were married and we communicated like this
7:51:59 AM steve: IMing
7:52:01 AM grackyfrogg: LOL
7:52:06 AM grackyfrogg: that would be terribly depressing
7:52:08 AM steve: no talking
7:52:17 AM grackyfrogg: what a weird marriage that would be
7:52:22 AM grackyfrogg: i wonder if there are marriages like that!
7:52:23 AM steve: like we would be 4 feet apart
7:52:30 AM grackyfrogg: lol
7:52:33 AM steve: and still IMing
7:52:46 AM grackyfrogg: oh man, its funny to think about...but if it were true, how sad!
7:52:56 AM steve: honey, im sorry about last night.....
7:53:02 AM grackyfrogg: hahahahaha
7:53:09 AM grackyfrogg: or wait, here :(
7:53:11 AM grackyfrogg: :_(
7:53:22 AM grackyfrogg: thats how youd have to express emotion
7:53:25 AM grackyfrogg: with emoticons!
7:53:49 AM steve: hmmm, maybe it wouldnt be so bad....
7:53:53 AM steve: much less drama
7:54:20 AM steve: and you can have fights without waking the kids!!
7:55:29 AM grackyfrogg: how would you ever get around to having kids?
7:55:34 AM grackyfrogg: haha
7:55:43 AM grackyfrogg: the only communication being IM would make that process a little awkward
7:55:45 AM grackyfrogg: i would think
7:56:35 AM steve: invitro
7:56:50 AM grackyfrogg: LOL
7:56:56 AM grackyfrogg: ugh, this just gets worse all the time!
7:57:07 AM steve: one day shes like "hey, i had the baby today"
7:57:31 AM grackyfrogg: and then he goes :O
7:57:34 AM grackyfrogg: and then :)
7:57:39 AM grackyfrogg: and she's like :)
7:57:47 AM steve: the husbands all "oh i thought i heard some noises from the other room, cool!"
7:57:50 AM grackyfrogg: and he goes *hug*
7:57:54 AM grackyfrogg: hahahaha
7:58:08 AM steve: ha
And here I thought we were just joking. Meanwhile, people are actually starting to conduct relationships like this.
I am very non-sanguine about the future. Sigh.
Apparently, people are so addicted to computers and surfing the Net, that they will literally go on dates with their laptops in tow, and communicate via typing. While not talking at all.
In light of this story, I think an IM conversation I had with my friend steve back in February was frighteningly prescient. Keep in mind while reading that we were both in his condo, just in different rooms--I had spent the night on the couch, prior to heading up to Tahoe with him and his roommate for a snowboarding weekend:
7:47:49 AM steve: what the?!?!
7:47:55 AM grackyfrogg: haha
7:47:58 AM steve: who is this????
7:48:00 AM grackyfrogg: good morning!
7:48:02 AM grackyfrogg: very funny
7:48:15 AM steve: no way you are up
7:48:32 AM grackyfrogg: oh how weird...i must still be asleep then
7:48:37 AM steve: lol
7:48:42 AM grackyfrogg: :)
7:48:52 AM grackyfrogg: i always get up at 6.30am anyway...so it’s hard to really sleep in
7:49:05 AM steve: i will go make coffee now
7:49:19 AM grackyfrogg: have you been dying for it?
7:49:22 AM grackyfrogg: :)
7:49:23 AM steve: no
7:49:27 AM steve: not yet
7:49:27 AM grackyfrogg: thats good
7:49:34 AM steve: but i havent had to think too much yet
7:49:47 AM steve: just reading emails and news and such
7:49:57 AM grackyfrogg: oh i thought you had a meeting??
7:50:21 AM steve: somehow that wasnt on my calendar when i got up, i think the guy must have cancelled because hes off today
7:50:39 AM grackyfrogg: oh too bad he didnt tell you before!
7:51:16 AM steve: usually they do, im not sure what happened, maybe he did and i just assumed it was this morning as usual
7:51:34 AM grackyfrogg: well come on out and make some coffee
7:51:35 AM grackyfrogg: :)
7:51:43 AM steve: ooooooooookkkkkkkkkk
7:51:51 AM grackyfrogg: lol
7:51:56 AM steve: just think if we were married and we communicated like this
7:51:59 AM steve: IMing
7:52:01 AM grackyfrogg: LOL
7:52:06 AM grackyfrogg: that would be terribly depressing
7:52:08 AM steve: no talking
7:52:17 AM grackyfrogg: what a weird marriage that would be
7:52:22 AM grackyfrogg: i wonder if there are marriages like that!
7:52:23 AM steve: like we would be 4 feet apart
7:52:30 AM grackyfrogg: lol
7:52:33 AM steve: and still IMing
7:52:46 AM grackyfrogg: oh man, its funny to think about...but if it were true, how sad!
7:52:56 AM steve: honey, im sorry about last night.....
7:53:02 AM grackyfrogg: hahahahaha
7:53:09 AM grackyfrogg: or wait, here :(
7:53:11 AM grackyfrogg: :_(
7:53:22 AM grackyfrogg: thats how youd have to express emotion
7:53:25 AM grackyfrogg: with emoticons!
7:53:49 AM steve: hmmm, maybe it wouldnt be so bad....
7:53:53 AM steve: much less drama
7:54:20 AM steve: and you can have fights without waking the kids!!
7:55:29 AM grackyfrogg: how would you ever get around to having kids?
7:55:34 AM grackyfrogg: haha
7:55:43 AM grackyfrogg: the only communication being IM would make that process a little awkward
7:55:45 AM grackyfrogg: i would think
7:56:35 AM steve: invitro
7:56:50 AM grackyfrogg: LOL
7:56:56 AM grackyfrogg: ugh, this just gets worse all the time!
7:57:07 AM steve: one day shes like "hey, i had the baby today"
7:57:31 AM grackyfrogg: and then he goes :O
7:57:34 AM grackyfrogg: and then :)
7:57:39 AM grackyfrogg: and she's like :)
7:57:47 AM steve: the husbands all "oh i thought i heard some noises from the other room, cool!"
7:57:50 AM grackyfrogg: and he goes *hug*
7:57:54 AM grackyfrogg: hahahaha
7:58:08 AM steve: ha
And here I thought we were just joking. Meanwhile, people are actually starting to conduct relationships like this.
I am very non-sanguine about the future. Sigh.
posted by grackyfrogg @ 4:27 PM
5 Comments:
At 9:28 PM ,
Quesse Lómë said...
I had to laugh about this blog b/c this past year, my roommate and I would have conversations across the room, using msn. And my boyfriend's family does it in their living room all the time.
This doesn't mean that any of us can't have normal conversations, but it certainly is funny.
At 8:16 AM ,
beccaline said...
Okay, totally hilarious. I can imagine having entire relationships on im, you know why? Everyone gets an equal chance at conversation. You don't have to be good at verbalizing your thoughts, you don't have to be quick enough or worry about being cut-off in the middle of sentences, and best of all, you get to be at your wittiest! I don't know what it is about typing that makes us all so funny, but it's there.
Oh, and btw, I don't think you're allowed to link to a friend's blog unless they updated in in say, the last 9 months or so.
Just a thought. ;)
At 9:02 AM ,
grackyfrogg said...
you're probably right, bex, but i thought maybe linking to his blog would shame him into updating it. also, i couldn't remember his myspace! ha.
At 11:19 AM ,
steve balsiger said...
OK!!!!!! the pressure is TOO much for me to handle. blah, blah, blog will officially be updated soon, well, at least i hope to. ha ha, now im already making excuses. well, heres the thing, ive been spending most of my time on myspace these days because that where all my students are that i work with from church. so all of my "socialization" happens there. and that's really what i wanted my blog for, sociallization, not so much to actually "blog" something, because im not creative like gracky, im more of an IMer as you can see from above. like one of your commenters said, sometimes iming brings out our wittiness, it just doenst seem to happen when im actually "thinking" about what to write/blog. anyhoo, i am thinking of switching my blogspot blog to XANGA, so i'll let you know soon about that.
At 2:18 AM ,
2nd cousin once removed said...
Yes, because obviously you have nothing to say on weblogs, Mr 12 Lines of Comment ; )
(And I totally agree--I'm infinitely more witty on IM than in real life...or indeed on comments pages...)
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