I thought, I can stay in contact with friends via internet. I mean, internet is so powerful, now that we have Twitter,Blogger, E-mail AND almost everyone have Facebook. It can't be that hard right?
People used to contact their relatives using SNAIL MAIL with limited word counts (plus limited news- I might add- they actually weren't free to write anything, and do you wish to worry your relatives by writing some bad news?). I had nothing against snail mail, in fact I think it is romantic and quite memorable possession to keep. Just, it's slow. Would you wait for a letter for TWO OR THREE FREAKING WEEKS? (sorry for my inappropriate language here). The waiting alone could kill you plus the mail can easily get lost or, stolen by others.
Yet some people managed to stay in touch and they ...
live happily forever after the war end
may not see each other again because one party died during the war
met each other after the war and they are very happy.
So I thought it would be easy to keep in touch with friends, in 21 century where internet usage is all the rage.
But the answer is no.
Even though everyone have Facebook, they are not necessarily updating it.
Or, your Facebook 'friends' that are frequently updating their status? Guess what? You don't even know them. Why they are in your friend list is a huge mystery.
So the prerequisite of a strong friendship still boils down to frequent messages and taking the effort to know each other.
You will never keep in touch with your friends by merely viewing their profiles and updates.
People used to contact their relatives using SNAIL MAIL with limited word counts (plus limited news- I might add- they actually weren't free to write anything, and do you wish to worry your relatives by writing some bad news?). I had nothing against snail mail, in fact I think it is romantic and quite memorable possession to keep. Just, it's slow. Would you wait for a letter for TWO OR THREE FREAKING WEEKS? (sorry for my inappropriate language here). The waiting alone could kill you plus the mail can easily get lost or, stolen by others.
Yet some people managed to stay in touch and they ...
met each other after the war and they are very happy.
So I thought it would be easy to keep in touch with friends, in 21 century where internet usage is all the rage.
But the answer is no.
Even though everyone have Facebook, they are not necessarily updating it.
Or, your Facebook 'friends' that are frequently updating their status? Guess what? You don't even know them. Why they are in your friend list is a huge mystery.
So the prerequisite of a strong friendship still boils down to frequent messages and taking the effort to know each other.
You will never keep in touch with your friends by merely viewing their profiles and updates.
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