Comments on: Triana’s Journal: Communication

By: Izzie

Izzie — Wed, 03 Jun 2009 03:47:09 +0000

Chatspeak is shoving primitive words into our mouths. Instead of adding an intelligent comment to a joke, people now say “LOL.” Instead of apologizing when we offend someone, we simply toss a “JK, JK!” over our shoulders. I’ve seen a half dozen of my friends get into spats because of something said over IM that offended one person but was harmless to another. I agree with Jen: “we use telephones and computers to hide behind while being rude,” even in our face-to-face conversations. This is a HUGE problem in our society, and I’m glad that the kids on Galahad have made it past that.

By: Eve Bourne

Eve Bourne — Thu, 13 Mar 2008 22:33:06 +0000

I think that when people are using their phones and internet to communitate to
others, instead of face to face is really hurting us. We can say all this kind
of stuff when we’re on the phone or internet but when it comes to face to face
we all chicken out. This is not the way I think people should handle things.

By: Jen Byrne

Jen Byrne — Mon, 10 Mar 2008 22:48:52 +0000

Oddly, we were just talking about this same idea in my reading class last
week. We decided that there were some definite problems with communication
errors when people don’t talk face to face. It’s hard to pick up on humor and
sarcasm in a text or email.
We also talked about how not being face to face has changed how we
communicate. No longer do we have to be tactful and polite, we use telephones
and computers to hide behind while being rude. I think Dr. Zimmer was onto
something when he set up communication to be face to face on the ship. This
is something that many of us could benefit from in our daily lives.
It is good that you all have quick communication on Galahad through the
intercom for emergencies, but almost everything else is face to face.

By: Valetty Moala

Valetty Moala — Mon, 10 Mar 2008 22:48:34 +0000

No I don’t feel that my dependence has ever hurt me, not even a single bit
while texting or emailing. Anyway I think Dr.Zimmer was really trying to
accomplish texting and e-mailing not being a big deal while on a ship with 251
teenagers that no one knows. I think things should change when the crew
arrives at Eos because they should be able to live their own lives they’ve
known before leaving Earth, so yeah I do think things should change for the
crew members on Eos.

By: adrian fisher

adrian fisher — Mon, 10 Mar 2008 22:42:26 +0000

I think that cell phones and the internet that we use to communicate are
hurting us. when we can talk to someone 50 miles away we can say stuff that we
wouldn’t say to them face to face. Everything we say… they can’t do much
about but talk back. Then you can just hang up. You can’t just hang up on a
conversation to someone in front of you.