tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2540360308013071801.post4338849712644441697..comments2023-03-26T03:20:43.478-05:00Comments on Version53: Just So You KnowRWhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14416316296228157208noreply@blogger.comBlogger17125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2540360308013071801.post-42024151835559675382010-10-08T11:34:31.432-05:002010-10-08T11:34:31.432-05:00I was texting.
HahahahaI was texting.<br />Hahahahasybil lawhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13629349319977383547noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2540360308013071801.post-59527752789636768382010-10-08T11:34:10.635-05:002010-10-08T11:34:10.635-05:00Yeah!
Take that, Adam!
:)
(I agree with RW. I miss...Yeah!<br />Take that, Adam!<br />:)<br />(I agree with RW. I missed all this before, somehow!)sybil lawhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13629349319977383547noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2540360308013071801.post-43880050503867334012010-10-01T08:33:43.357-05:002010-10-01T08:33:43.357-05:00I think the start of being courteous to folks is h...I think the start of being courteous to folks is having regard for what <i>they</i> may be perceiving. A person is saying, when they're trying to be decent to people, that it matters to them what others may perceive and think about what they're doing. The basis of being courteous isn't "well I can do this because I'm capable and you should just be able to know that." The basis is "I'm going to be sensitive to what this or that may look like to you." And I feel that, in a group setting, if you get - say - a phone call or have to make one, the natural inclination would be to take it out of the room; not only because you can hear better, but because to sit there blaring on your phone when others are around is kind of skanky. Same thing, to me, with texting and that kind of thing.<br /><br />This isn't a generational thing, either. There are plenty of older folks who are just as rude to people around them. Technology has nothing - absolutely nothing - casual to do with this. This is a people thing, not a technology thing. It's how the tech is handled and dealt with and used. <br /><br />The rules of common courtesy didn't change. But to the degree we make these exceptions "because oh well I can handle it" is the same degree to which we've perverted how courtesy gets done into something that simply folds in our selfish perceptions. In my opinion.RWhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14416316296228157208noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2540360308013071801.post-25296245492247517962010-10-01T08:20:39.445-05:002010-10-01T08:20:39.445-05:00The thing is, I'm very aware of proper etiquet...The thing is, I'm very aware of proper etiquette, and I'm probably one of the more polite people of my generation. I also am a child of technology, and I know that in casual conversation, staying connected to my online community isn't a sign of my personal disregard for the conversation taking place.Avitablehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08541188721193079705noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2540360308013071801.post-62108763359802917992010-10-01T08:18:09.343-05:002010-10-01T08:18:09.343-05:00There's a difference. There's a group dyna...There's a difference. There's a group dynamic where the conversation shifts and then there's some nerdy twit thumbing away who doesn't even have the common courtesy to excuse himself, which would be all he has to do to be polite.<br /><br />Maybe the people you're with actually like having you around. God knoweth why. And maybe it looks like you're not paying attention to what people are saying who are right there with you.<br /><br />I recognize the concepts of courtesy and politeness in human interaction is foreign to a lot of folks. I'm saying it shouldn't be. <br /><br />Personally? I wouldn't care if you had six devices you were on when in a social setting. So you doing that probably wouldn't bother me.RWhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14416316296228157208noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2540360308013071801.post-57456610934496584052010-10-01T07:58:58.954-05:002010-10-01T07:58:58.954-05:00Is it rude when you're with a group of people ...Is it rude when you're with a group of people and the conversation shifts from one person to the next? <br /><br />Isn't that the same thing?Avitablehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08541188721193079705noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2540360308013071801.post-22709506704434501632010-10-01T07:56:20.019-05:002010-10-01T07:56:20.019-05:00"new technology you don't like". How..."new technology you don't like". How lame is that? Where's my fucking cane, right? I'm talking about having some common regard for people you are with. That's hard to do when it's all about you. <br /><br />Like I said, it's rude.RWhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14416316296228157208noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2540360308013071801.post-5288386098937646742010-10-01T07:50:54.852-05:002010-10-01T07:50:54.852-05:00I think your definition of rude is based on the in...I think your definition of rude is based on the introduction of new technology that you don't like rather than actual etiquette. Like I said, texting someone else is just one way to split your attention, but that's what bothers you.Avitablehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08541188721193079705noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2540360308013071801.post-37958478380287107442010-10-01T07:39:10.568-05:002010-10-01T07:39:10.568-05:00Oh hell no. I'm almost as self absorbed as you...Oh hell no. I'm almost as self absorbed as you!Avitablehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08541188721193079705noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2540360308013071801.post-82925202623010822362010-10-01T07:21:58.121-05:002010-10-01T07:21:58.121-05:00And how is it self-absorbed to communicate with mu...And how is it self-absorbed to communicate with multiple people at the same time?Avitablehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08541188721193079705noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2540360308013071801.post-56079845138021341082010-09-30T22:40:03.993-05:002010-09-30T22:40:03.993-05:00Adam, I disagree. Sports bars, bars, public, ever...Adam, I disagree. Sports bars, bars, public, everyone is noticing what's around them (games on TV, people, etc.). It's part of the atmosphere. Texting when you're meeting with people to talk, have dinner (besides blogger meet up things)? In my mind, different.<br /><br />I can multi task with the best of them and am totally capable of holding different conversations at the same time; I really don't care to compete with the internet for attention - whether texting or not. Just me. My opinion.Tughttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03603072260312513790noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2540360308013071801.post-87916757708100610092010-09-30T22:12:35.315-05:002010-09-30T22:12:35.315-05:00I'm sorry, but I multitask. Just like if you&...I'm sorry, but I multitask. Just like if you're at a sports bar and you're watching the game at the same time you're talking to someone, or you're people watching simultaneously, it's not rude. <br /><br />It's me saying, "I'm listening and actively participating in this conversation while I participate in another conversation simultaneously because I'm just that fucking capable."<br /><br />I actually have a whole post in my head that I'm going to write sometime about how one person is competing with the entire internet for attention, so it's always going to be a losing battle.Avitablehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08541188721193079705noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2540360308013071801.post-76317961869312315752010-09-27T20:03:24.955-05:002010-09-27T20:03:24.955-05:00TOTALLY with you on this one! I've even made ...TOTALLY with you on this one! I've even made my daughter & nephews put their phones away when we're together. <br /><br />*standing O*Tughttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03603072260312513790noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2540360308013071801.post-90943028718723376692010-09-27T09:27:34.604-05:002010-09-27T09:27:34.604-05:00And we should probably stay off your lawn, eh? Go...And we should probably stay off your lawn, eh? Gotcha.Verdant Earlhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03139591223231428391noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2540360308013071801.post-10891371156119410182010-09-26T14:44:01.390-05:002010-09-26T14:44:01.390-05:00This post reeks of awesomeness.This post reeks of awesomeness.niteowlhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13503955463877873143noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2540360308013071801.post-299438150186676112010-09-26T02:54:23.653-05:002010-09-26T02:54:23.653-05:00Hell yeah.Hell yeah.Kaye Wallerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06491607694389685973noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2540360308013071801.post-29446587359061279542010-09-25T21:25:26.095-05:002010-09-25T21:25:26.095-05:00did i mention that i love you?
i love you.
i hon...did i mention that i love you?<br /><br />i love you.<br /><br />i honkin' LOVE you.flaskhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02926786246931651655noreply@blogger.com