If I didn't have e-mail for an extended period of time I believe my life would be comparable to that of the apocalypse. There would just be so many things that I would completely oblivious to. Most of my communication with my parents and what is going on at home is via e-mail now. Without e-mail I would be know nothing of the crazy things occurring in Bethesda, MD. Additionally, plenty of school information is transmitted through e-mail. I wouldn't be able to get in touch with GSIs if I had a problem, I wouldn't know what my homework is, in conclusion I would probably fail out of school. Lastly, a lot of Fraternity events, issues, etc. are discussed through e-mail and I would be completely left out of that. I hope I never go without e-mail for an extended period of time because it seems that I would not only fail out of school but I would also be a loser and miss out on a bunch of social events.
Friday, January 22, 2010
E-Mail, what it do!
E-mail is most definitely an essential form of communication. While it does command a large amount of our time, every moment spent using e-mail is time spent efficiently. If one would disagree with this statement I would ask them what the alternative would be? One response would be sending letters through the mail. Not only is this time consuming, mail can take days to deliver, but it also costs money. Postage is currently up to 44 cents a stamp while e-mail is free. Another alternative to e-mail is text messaging. Text messaging is generally limited to 160 characters per text and it takes a while to type on one's phone. With e-mail, one can write to their heart's content and using a keyboard is easy. E-mail is just superior to how simple it is to use, it's convenience, and the fact that it is free.
It is true that email is one of the most necessary tools in today’s society. Everybody uses email so that they don’t fall behind with their school work, any of the personal information, any of outside club activities through email. Although it is essential to our lives, I don’t think it is going to reach at the point where people start failing out of school or being a loser, missing out on a bunch of social events. I see where you are coming from because we all know that email is that important but I feel like you made it seem to over exaggerate and only gave one side, or point of view, in a second paragraph. These are things I have noticed.
ReplyDeleteI agree email is very important for staying connected with people and being in the "know." Without it people would be a little less informed than usual, but, like B.J. said, it will never reach a point where people start failing school or missing social events. There are many other ways to stay connected other than email. But I do agree that email is a necessary tool to get people through the day and losing it would be very detrimental, just not as far as you were hinting too. Humans are resourceful, we'll find other ways to stay connected.
ReplyDeleteYour use of hyperbole is effective. It kept me interested and reading. I like that you used your Fraternity as a personal example to support your position. I completely agree with that, and would miss many important events in my Fraternity if email did not exist.
ReplyDeleteAlso, I liked that you examined the alternative options to email, and described a bit about what people would do without email as a means of communication.