I'll offer your statement that "more people are writing now than ever before in history because of the internet, IM’s and e-mails (etc.)." I'm not sure very much of this counts as "writing" by any objective measure. More and more of this "writing," as I see it, is in the form of e-mail and text messages that are spelled like something I'd expect to get from someone who is being held hostage.
With every step forward in one area of life, it seems like we're taking two steps backwards somewhere else.
“With every step forward in one area of life, it seems like we’re taking two steps backwards somewhere else.”
No we aren’t. I maintain it’s probably how you prefer to look at life. The old glass half empty or glass half full thingy. How many Freepers do you think are over the age of 50? I maintain most of them.
“More and more of this “writing,” as I see it, is in the form of e-mail and text messages that are spelled like something I’d expect to get from someone who is being held hostage.”
Not amongst my friends, lol. Mine are quite literate. Don’t know who you associate with but doesn’t sound like the best crowd. You might need new e-mail and texting buddies.
There’s nothing about text messages or email that requires them to be written in such a manner. Laziness and sloppiness are the fault of the users, not the technology.