How impersonal have we become?

Or are we not so much impersonal, but we simply use alternative means of communication?

I just upgraded my cell phone service online. I never spoke with a live human, though I did call a number with a voice recording.

I just finished a two-hour conversation with a friend on instant message. During that conversation I fielded no less than eight phone calls from at least three different people, all work-related. My friend was low on cell minutes, so we just stuck with the IM conversation.

What is this culture doing to us? My grandpa was ragging on me this weekend for not being able to figure out my microphone and webcam (neither of which actually belong to me) because he wanted to talk to me on this thing called Skype.

When your grandfather is more technologically advanced than you are, you know the world is coming to an end soon.

So, while we try to figure out how to communicate with one another without saying a word - we'll just read each other's minds one day - you all can debate how the world is going to end.

I for one have been up for over 37 hours. I'm going to bed. (By myself with no computer nearby. But if you want to text me, it's available to you.)