Computer and internet have become everything now. It never used to be like this. It used to be about the alcohol and real life friendship. Being drunk! Stupidity was a part of the daily mandate thus doesn't need to be mentioned.Instead now it has become Gmail chat or video call. Skype chat or Video call and now Facebook chat or video call! What the fuck has happened? Social awkwardness was something that could be used to the advantage, now it's simply being socially awkward without a redeeming quality. Jokes are mistimed cause they aren't written and thus the duality in meaning of the spoken is lost on most.
So he sits there, thinking about his next status update, the next download, who else to follow on twitter, what to change his avatar to or about the the written chat he could have with a friend that will leave him in stitches and crawling around the floor gasping for air.
It wasn't li
ke this before. His Favourite past time of going for picnics has been rained on by the Cape Town winter. And while his pockets yell at him for going to the club those around him encourage him to do it, as he does them. This leaves a sad and sore man each morning. Fuck those mid-latitude cyclones. With no money in his pocket his mac remains solely on the web. Opening
line?
Either a cool link, "Have checked you checked out my latest status?" and the old faithful "Have you read my latest blog post?"
What's next? Even Zuckerberg's joined google +, why not he?
All pictures Amazingly AMAZING by Danielle Money-Clough! http://phopthop.tumblr.com/, http://motherclougher.blogspot.com/
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