it's 8:32 pm, on January 28, 2008 - the internet is retarded, as in not progressing as fast as it should.

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someone linked me to a blog post today that makes me want to laugh, feel superior, and cry all at the same time; regardless I think it's a really important read and I want to save it for posterity. possibly tattoo some of it on my arm.

Exerpts:

[re: txt'ing and digital communication being misinterpreted] "There's a weird side effect to it, too: absent a sense of the other person's mood, every line we read gets filtered through our own mood instead."

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self-explanatory irony: "So did we really need a study to tell us that more than 40 percent of what you say in an e-mail is misunderstood? Well, they did one anyway."

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sad pathetic statement on, well, everyone: "E-mail and texting are awesome tools for avoiding that level of honesty. With text, you can respond when you feel like it. You can measure your words. You can pick and choose which questions to answer. The person on the other end can't see your face, can't see you get nervous, can't detect when you're lying. You have almost total control and as a result that other person never sees past your armor, never sees you at your worst, never knows the embarrassing little things about yourself that you can't control. Gone are the common quirks, humiliations and vulnerabilities that real friendships are built on."

of course, I manage that in person too apparently, which is an accomplishment, let me tell you what. but whatever.

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"Reason #7. We feel worthless, because we actually are worth less."

this is my favorite post EVER.

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