I found this comic in the Atlanta Journal Constitution a while back. First it made me laugh, the new i-pads were hot news and I thought it was a cute way to bring attention to its launch.
Then I started to think-is this a shot of the future, will I be doing weddings like this? My kids already communicate mainly via text, lord help us if they have to actually talk to someone on the phone! They know that they have to answer when I call (I pay the bill) but they never, ever talk to their friends, only text. I also think this has contributed to the poor spelling skills of most!
I recently read an article that said a restaurant in LA was cutting back on servers and had set up the kitchen so that you could text in your table number and your order. A server would then deliver it to you when it was ready. This was a nice place here-not Mickey D’s! I’m sure the dining experience is certainly enhanced by having to text “may I have some more water please” and just how much are you expected to tip for such “service”?
While I try to be progressive, I can text, use a GPS, I have figured out the hands free thing in my car, I firmly believe that we are social animals that thrive on social interaction. Pushing tiny buttons on little boxes and watching screens is not really social, it’s talking to a thing.
While I will agree that technology is great in many instances, I have decided to remain old fashioned in this regard. I will not be doing weddings requiring apps or pushing buttons. You just can’t feel the love in that and that’s really what they’re all about.
