There's something to be said for snail mail...

I've never understood the phenomena of electronic correspondence.

Seriously, text messaging? I don't really understand what could possibly save time in that. You could call someone and leave a voice message in a tenth of the time spent typing in two sentences on that tiny little keypad.

Someone once told me that in an emergency situation, it comes in handy. Honestly, if you're being mauled by a bear, chances are that bear isn't going to take time out to let you text your BFF and say, "Hey, don't think I'm going to make dinner tonight." ^_^

Besides, I'm entirely too old to be talking in initials.

Or what about myspace? I have so many issues with this one. I'm always getting a lecture from someone about the value of myspace and how it enables the people in your life to keep in touch with you.

Here's a thought: How about a phone call?

The vast majority of people I care anything about talking to, I find a way to do so personally. People have lost touch with one another, no pun intended. Seriously, when was the last time you took a moment to let someone hear your VOICE? I'd rather someone put forth the effort of contacting me personally, not through their blackberry or PC.

Write me a letter! Now that's determination to keep in touch with someone you care about. And it says it with every pen stroke. We are a world where convenience has taken the place of ... well, everything.

I find it a little sad.

It's reasons like this that the corporate world dictates the turn of humanity. I don't know about anyone else, but I don't think that the Capitalist machine has any human-kind interest at heart.