So this post is a little late. I didn't get to it until the weekend and I felt like crap for most of it so here it is.
Basically what we talked about in class. The online conversation had its ups and downs. I still, for a class setting at least prefer an in person "interface" over anything. I can see the people I'm talking to, we can read eachother nuances, body gestures etc. Online, is alright, at least there you can review what you've said, plan out your thoughts reference back to things previously said. It can be useful, but the overall impersonalness of it kills me. It reminds me of like the stories or joke comics you see of people in the same room or house iming eachother. I mean, even I'm guilty of it, I've IMed my mom downstairs when I'm still in my pajamas or just really lazy. Or in school, which is a bit more understandable because at least there its becasue you CANT talk in person in the same room. I don't know. I still prefer REAL communication over online.
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I definitely agree that face to face communication is better. I am guilty of being lazy too because I have had IM conversations with my sister from different rooms. But you're right there are different benefits and pitfalls to each method. When you're talking to someone and they say "lol," for example, chances are they are not actually laughing out loud. They might not even be smiling as a matter of fact. There's no way for you to know unless you actually see the expression on the person's face when you make the comment. This is kind of like the whole breaking up with a girl online thing, which I think is a bit of a cop-out. I mean yes it's easier, but that's something you should do in person and not over the Internet. When possible, I'll take face to face communication over online communication.
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