Losing Our Letters
September 21st, 2005 | Published in Technology | 1 Comment
What do we lose when we exchange email—or incessant cell phone chatter—for the writing and receiving of letters? We all know what we gain from email and cell phones—speed, transferability (ugly word, that), volume of data, and more. But what features of a good life do we forfeit in the process? As with all communicative technology, there is a trade-off between gains and losses.
Read the article for Doug Groothuis’s answer.
September 22nd, 2005 at 1:27 pm (#)
you write really well, i must tell you.
but it thought i’d say hello.
because once again, i saw you and julie preshad on the technology video.
can you believe you are still on there?
and it will be my last time ever seeing it too!
so it reminded me of you.
alright, well, good day!