I took a cue from Clif to check out "how to type on a typewriter", again. I ran into a blog from a writer*, on how he's returned to the manual, because he doesn't get distracted, and actually has to write. Furthermore, he notices that the computer makes it easier for people to make smart-ass remarks.
There,Clif,I said it!
It probably doesn't bring out the best in people, especially when they see what somebody says that makes them go through the roof. So, it becomes imperative to answer right away, and if the other commentator doesn't get it, go ALL CAPS, which I've noticed is also easier on the computer. I don't tweet, though I hear a lot about them, second hand. The responses to the tweets are even less becoming, using responses like, "Lard Head" (Just made that one up, though it might be a real thing), because there's enough insulting going on. Yes, just as we've returned to the turn-table, and actual records that are actually not as easy to lose in your entertainment center, with big pictures on the front, let's go back to the manual and become more private, shielded, uninformed, and consequently, nicer people.
(*Credit goes to a writer by the name of Brian Drake.)
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