Yes, I have found another blog entry by one of my favorite bloggers, Chris Matyszczyk. He really has a way of writing things and not only making them funny but making them understandable to the common person.
In today's article (actually written on Saturday), Chris is talking about an article from the New York Times and how it suggests that people are becoming ruder because they have a smartphone that can give them an instant excuse to get out of something they don't want to do.
I tend to agree. While I have never had a friend text me or call me when I was in the middle of something I didn't want to be at, but it has always been an option. Chris continues to cite the article from the New York Times and how it suggests that humans are simply egotistical and they use the fact that their friends have smartphones and can just get out of whatever it is they don't want to be doing.
I don't do a lot of texting but when I do it's because it's important. Whether it's trying to let a friend know I'm at the appropriate meeting location or that I'm running behind. It's not because I simply think that I'm so important that they need to know my every move. That's what Twitter is for, right?
I mean, most people tweet their current status, much like Facebook, so how is that any different?
Chris also feels that instead of becoming ruder because of the smartphone, humans are actually becoming more like themselves - rude. Read the article. He makes a pretty good argument.
When you've read the article that I'm referring to, feel free to read other postings. He's great.
Until tomorrow (two more days left).
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