Is Face To Face Communication Going Away

Is Face To Face Communication Going Away

Don't look now, but your kids or grand kids are entering into a world where they are communicating more than ever, however most of it is not going to be face to face. Should we worry about it? Should we ignore it or should we embrace it - that is the question?

I've done many deals in my life - all of them face to face. When doing a deal I need to see the other person's or group's expressions and their body language. It took me a few years to understand what their body was saying, but once I got it, I knew how to approach the deal. 

It isn't just about dealing. The only way I can be effective when mentoring someone is to look into their eyes and observe their body language. You can ask someone if they like you on email or text, however will you really know their true answer without looking into their eyes.

But, here we are. Kids today (and it will get more prevalent in the future) don't feel the need to address someone face to face. The closest thing to showing their feelings is to place an emoji on their text message. 

When artificial intelligent become commonplace, the device being used will ask and answer the questions - no human interaction will be necessary. You problem think that's light years away, but you're wrong. The Amazon ECHO is just the infant stage of this development.

Sooo, what the hell do we do? Sadly, the answer is nothing. You can't stop technology. Young people don't want you to stop technology. When Morse Code was invented a few people stopped talking face to face. When the teletype was invented more people stopped talking face to face. When the land line phone was invented more than half of the population stopped talking face to face.

We are an evolving species. Technology is taking us on a course that will not be turned back. Like it or not, you can't stop it. Oh, sure you can stop your kids from having mobile phones - how long do you think that will last? The cat's out of the bag and I suggest you don't get upset about it. Instead you should embrace it.

Get rid of your flip phone and enter the modern world. Let the children of today decide their future. It probably won't be a future you would like, but it their future not yours. 

I see things differently from many others. My only fear of dying is that I won't be able to see all the things the world will become. I'm optimistic that the kids and grand kids and their grand kids, etc. will make this world better than it is today. 

Fearing that they will fuck it up because it's not your values is negative energy. As I always preach:

Negative Energy Begets Negative Energy - Positive Energy Begets Positive Energy