People have started to use email and text messaging (instant messaging as well) to contact each other rather than calling on the phone, or having an actual face to face meeting. Is it possible for people to feel more comfortable behind a screen than being seen in person? Sherry Turkle author of the essay “No Need to Call” answers that question by explaining “At the screen, you have a chance to write yourself into the person you want to be and to imagine others as you wish them to be…when you cultivate this sensibility, a telephone call can seem fearsome because it reveals too much” (Turkle 374). Behind a screen it is definitely easier to be yourself but through messaging it is a much better way to avoid awkward silence. Messaging gives you time to think and process what you’re going to say to a person, while avoiding saying something that is stupid or embarrassing. As I’m maturing into adulthood I’m finding it hard to make the transition from texting to actually having phone conversations. The main reason is because a phone call takes up to much time, while texting is a quick, straight to the point type of communication. I’m also able to hide what I believe to be my conversational flaws from the other person. Texting to people is a much safer way to hide their identity and disconnect from the
People have started to use email and text messaging (instant messaging as well) to contact each other rather than calling on the phone, or having an actual face to face meeting. Is it possible for people to feel more comfortable behind a screen than being seen in person? Sherry Turkle author of the essay “No Need to Call” answers that question by explaining “At the screen, you have a chance to write yourself into the person you want to be and to imagine others as you wish them to be…when you cultivate this sensibility, a telephone call can seem fearsome because it reveals too much” (Turkle 374). Behind a screen it is definitely easier to be yourself but through messaging it is a much better way to avoid awkward silence. Messaging gives you time to think and process what you’re going to say to a person, while avoiding saying something that is stupid or embarrassing. As I’m maturing into adulthood I’m finding it hard to make the transition from texting to actually having phone conversations. The main reason is because a phone call takes up to much time, while texting is a quick, straight to the point type of communication. I’m also able to hide what I believe to be my conversational flaws from the other person. Texting to people is a much safer way to hide their identity and disconnect from the