[Ransomed]

There might be something wrong with any medium that allows us to perceive beyond what we developed with. Maybe if we don’t have 100,000 years to ease into it like cave paintings it just isn’t going to be something our brains are going to handle.

Text messages are the worst for misinterpreting meaning and missing nuance. How long have we had the recordable written word? But somehow internet texting to another person becomes this hard thing to parse.

Freegards

[HiTech RedNeck]

The oft-sarcastic LOL and other expectations have polluted the text world as well. Yes, even FR has its cynically styled side.

[alexander_busek]

There might be something wrong with any medium that allows us to perceive beyond what we developed with.No, the problem is quite the reverse! Such media (the telephone, instant messaging) actually restrict our perceptions.

Oh, sure: We're communicating with something maybe thousands of miles away (i.e., beyond our normal sensory range) - but we can't see their faces, interpret their gestures, fully grasp their situation (sitting on the can, standing at the kitchen sink, etc.).

All those visual clues provide loads of valuable info.

Regards,