None of us want to wait for the morning or evening paper anymore - We want the news as it happens - Thank God for The Internet -
This is sad, but true. The internet is a wonderful, marvelous, useful tool and certainly has its place, however getting the news as it happens isn't always a good thing. The race to be first on the internet/24hr cable network etc doesn't always lend itself to accuracy. I'd rather have a well vetted story that is factual than one that changes constantly for several hours because no one knows for sure what the story actually is.
Some stuff actually CAN wait until later, but...Pandora's box has been opened... and the information/internet age is upon us. it is assumed that everyone has and or uses the internet, when that simply is not the case. I think it's unfortunate for the folks who don't that the world is just leaving them in the dust.
I asked for a change of address form at a post office the other day for my dad and the first response was "Can you do it online?" My answer was "No, it's not for me."
My father is one of many that I know w/o a computer. I don't know that he will ever have/use one. I think it's wrong to assume that everyone does.
Despite the instant nature of e-communications, they still don't replace the feeling of caring that a hand written letter conveys.
I couldn't agree more cederman! Writing to someone and using real words is a lost art and becoming more so as txt msg becomes more the norm! Kids are not taught to write in school anymore and now they no longer spell anything except for acronyms!
My daughter had to write a story for her English class, I helped her with the editing and was amazed at all the u's in place of you there were.
People really do like to receive mail--esp when away from home. E-mail is an ok substitute, but it's not the same. It really just comes down to not wanting to take the time to write a letter it's much easier to dash off a quick typed e-mail (if you can type quickly) That and
most e-mails are short.