Communication

I wholeheartedly agree with the notion of miscommunication through digital media. I remember when I was younger, I used to play the common game "Telephone". A bunch of us kids would sit down, and someone form one end would say a long sentence to the next persion, via whisper. That person would pass it on it the next, and the next, and so on, until it reached it the final person in the line. More often than not, the contents of the message received did not equal the contents of the message sent. In digital media, it's unlikely that the received message itself would be incorrect; rather, it is the perception of the message which is the issue in this era. Whether it be through AIM or Facebook, whenever we communicate, we communicate with question marks and exclamation points. In our mind, we could be sarcastic, serious, humorous, or angry. However, unless we are very good at writing in the English language, or include a picture of our facial expression with the message, more often than not, the message received will be perceived very differently. There have been countless times when I have sent a message, expecting a certain response, only to receive silence. After which, I have to explain the contents of the message. Even when communicating via telephone, our voices can carry emotion. Even with the advent of emoticons, messages can still be mis-interpreted.