Algorithms of distant communication
T his new world, with the same old maladies, and the new ways of expressing them! In touch, always ready to chat 24/7! but has ‘lost’ the touch Speaking through machines to machines Connected virtually, disconnected from reality! What is in this conversation, You are reading, but are you listening? I am Facebooking my friends all over the world, c hatting and, feeling connected through & through, But, do I have time to a ctually ‘chat’ with those around me? and even if I do, aren’t they all chatting to someone, somewhere else too! And what is in this conversation we are having, our heads down, our fingers busy, in the Algorithms of what is expected, We don’t look up, and keep producing standard answers Hiding behind these claps, smilies, frowns, love hearts, likes and cheers, as t hey say better what I can say or what you choose to share, even tears! So much so that the medium has becom...