by Jerges Cervantes

Created on: December 15, 2009

Texting in today's world has become such a common sight that most people tend to overlook it's effect on the social atmosphere. It used to be normal to have a phone line coming straight to the house, but now it seems most people are getting rid of the home phone for the easier to use, telemarketter free, portable celluar device. However, have people had to pay for it in more ways than a differently priced bill each month?

The social lifestyles of today's world center on the cell phone, but with the rapid evolution of technology, it seems texting has become the normal way of communication. However, texting it seems has affected the phone's ability to be a social link between two people. For instance, texting affords limits on each text you send so that if you have a lot to say you must send multiple texts. This takes time, time that could have more easily been used to simply dial up your contact and talk to them, saving you a lot of thumb movement and getting you jawline the exercise it needs.

It doesn't stop there of course, texts also can be sent at any time, at nearly any place. While this might seem good on the top, underneath it you begin to see something develop among texters. They text while they drive, they text while in class and miss important lectures, they text while eating and the food begins to get cold, the text just about anywhere they can. Each text interrupts a part of the daily life, and avoids the simple act of networking between two people, by limiting the amount of time you are engaged with a person.

Texting, while very useful for immiediate engagements, should be used sparingly. With constant texting being your first line of communication with a person you miss out on many of the points of social contact, such as connecting with people, reading their emotional atmosphere, actually listening to them instead of just having them explain their thoughts. These are skills everyone in the world could use to their advantage, but texting limits.

So get out there and call your friend when you need something. Talk to your mother when she actually calls you instead of waiting for her voicemail and texting her back. If you're in a class or recital, don't bother texting back, wait until it's over and then call them. After awhile you'll discover your connections with family, friends, and your peers improving simply by not texting.

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