How I communicate online….
Well, it isn’t through social media, that’s for sure. Those sites are a toxic waste zone where you have to wear a hazmat suit to find things that bring you soul and don’t taint the soul. Yes, I use it to share my writing, but that’s not communicating. It’s definitely not text messages because I’m pretty sure I have PTSD from worrying about receiving an insanely high bill because I went over my texting amount. No, for me, the number one way to communicate is still good old-fashioned messengers.
I miss the day of AIM when I would hear a door swing open and get excited to find out who logged on. However, there were certain special friends that I would set special sounds for that would make me drop everything and run to the computer. Now those apps are on my phone, making reaching out to my friends and family beyond accessible. I’m no longer waiting for anyone to log on because messages go straight through, sending a notification to the recipients’ phone. No longer are we worried about going over our texting limit. However, there’s a new issue. The younger generation believes that the recipient should answer within seconds and they become frustrated when they are left on delivered or read.
That’s not why I use messenger. I don’t expect people to answer right away.
Unless it’s my mom because that’s the only thing she should be doing…being my mom and answering my ridiculous messages.
Buuuuuuuuuuuuut, I will lovingly send a million memes that make me think of them. It’s just fun to send animated stickers and gifs instead of words to get my point across. There is something fun about communicating that way. It’s also nice to write a novel to a friend when you need to vent and not have the message broken up and possibly sent out of order. I know I could make a phone call, but I don’t know what my friends are doing and I’d rather not interrupt them. Sending messages also allows me to go back, reread, and make sure I’ve added all the juice details that I might forget when I’m too busy word vomiting on a phone call. Messaging allows my friends the opportunity to respond at their convenience.
So yeah, messengers. That’s my top online communication choice.
