Ex Communication

It never ceases to amaze me how much communications we do and how the world has learned to communicate using such amazing technology over such a short space of time.

When my Grandad was a boy The telegraph was the in thing, telegrams and radio were just coming in and then the telephone.  Apart from that it was good old "snail mail", ie, writing a letter.

My Dad saw advances in all of these and the advent of telex, but in my life we have had a plethora of new communication methods, some variations or improvements and some disruptive technology completely.

With PSS and Harpernet turning into the internet, with the Porn industry funding first Colour, then pictures then sound then music over the internet and with advances in mobiles, SMS, smartphones, PCs netbooks etc we are now able to communicate in so many different and varied ways that it is now getting to the point where sometimes you have to say the same thing many times using varied media in order to ensure that the intended recipient actually gets and reads your message.

Also, despite all this technology there are still major problems in communication caused by one person saying or doing something that is interpreted differently by the recipient or onlookers.

I am oft reminded of the poster in the office that says "I know that you believe you understand what you think I said but I am not sure you realise that what you heard is not what I meant!"

I don't know how we combat that, maybe a new still to be discovered technology such as a brain scanner might assist but I cannot but fear that such a device would most probably cause even more trouble than it solves.

Ah well, time to press PUBLISH POST and see how this one is misinterpreted!

Ghenghis 2010

“I know that you believe you understand what you think I said, but I'm not sure you realise that what you heard is not what I meant.”