OMFG, I h8te IM chats, and TXTing.

Monday, July 24, 2006

The downfall of Western Civilization.
I hate instant messaging (IM), I hate text messaging. I even hate cellphones, though you need to own one nowadays. Now, I do use instant messaging on occasion via Skype. I don't text message, and I only use the cell phone for emergencies and work (I unless I get called).

Why you ask? Why does the all powerful technically savy Malach the Merciless hate instant communication? Because it is not Instant Communication. It is HOURS of garbage.

I never spend any more that 15 minutes communicating with someone via IM, what's the purpose? I don't spend hours on the phone with people? Why the Hell would I want to spend hours on end IM or text messaging someone.

The typical IM conversation that I have experienced degenrates into crap after about 15 minutes. People looking for excuses to continue their conversation with a faceless person. IM's take away time from the real world, and don't be fooled by the "instant" tag. Want to compare? See how much quicker a phone conversation lasts. You wouldn't discuss half the tripe you discuss over an IM or Text you would on the phone. It ruins your real social life, relationships with real people, and your social skills. How many people do you know are addicted to IM/Texting and now can't hold a real conversation with the people they love? I really don't understand how someone can spend HOURS on end IMing or Texting someone, ignoring the world around them.

Texting is even more rediculous. I have tried responding to texts on my cell phone. FUGGIN" ANNOYING. Typing with my thunbs? Texting can be summed up on a beautiful quote from the show The Boondocks.

Gin Rummy: Man, I don't get that.
Ed Wuncler III: Get what?
Gin Rummy: That textin' shit!
Ed Wuncler: And what's wrong wrong with textin'?
Gin Rummy: You mean aside from the fact that it's the stupidest fucking thing in the world? I mean, why would anyone in their right mind spend fifteen minutes tryin' to type some shit they could've called and said in five seconds? Plus, it involves typing with your thumbs! Which I just don't approve of. Fuck, I don't know about you, but I don't have time to read nothin' that a motherfucker typed with they thumbs. Fun Fact: Nothing typed by someone's thumbs has ever been important. It's all just N*gga Technology anyway.
Ed: What'd you call it?
Gin Rummy: N*gga Technology. Technology for N*ggas. And you don't start trippin' and shit, call me a racist. 'Cause I don't mean N*gga in a disrespectful way, I-I mean it as a general term for ignorant motherfuckers. Anybody of any race can be an ignorant motherfucker.
Ed: Shit, I be textin' my ass off, shit. Bitches like textin'. I be textin' 'em all the time. Matter of fact, I also be textin' my weed man, too, cause, you know, he don't like to be on the phone, so I text 'im!
Gin Rummy: Case in point. So basically, N*gga Technology is anyting that doesn't plug into a printer. Does that plug into a printer?
Ed: No.
Gin Rummy: Know why? 'Cause N*ggas never have anything to print.

Now cell phones. Please display proper use of the cell phone. Cell Phone use is rediculously out of hand. They interupt everything for the most rediculous conversations or text messages. Why in the world does anyone instantly need to know there's a party going on later at night? Or you boyfriend is mad at you? And why does it constantly have to interupt life with a text or a phone call? Annoying is not the word. Don't you just sometime wanna grab the phone and toss it out the window?

A little aside on MySpace.
Evidently there was a problem this weekend at MySpace. Quoth the Tom:

hello everyone - so there was a power outage in LA yesterday. unfortunately it directly hit the data center where myspace's servers are located. lots of people were affected. the backup power failed and that's why myspace has been screwy since yesterday afternoon. we are still working to get everything back in order. i know what most of the problems are, it's just giong to take awhile to fix them. thx for your patience!

So of course Malach's Space in all messed up.

I am Malach, and this shiite is ruining my life!