big william's world

Remember when phones were just for phoning people.
We kept them in cold hallways or in soundproof boxes for privacy.

Now not only do people make phone calls just about anywhere including the toilet
But we don't care who is listening - kind of like urinating writing in the snow - everyone (except the urinator) dislikes it but everyone reads it.
We have to listen to peoples mundane drivel.
NOW we have a whole family - which communicates using blogs - telling the entire world (or anyone in the world who is interested)their news. If you look at the counters on the blogs - thousands of people read the stuff too.
Has anybody else noticed this about-turn in social behavior?

It has not really replaced anything because this part of the family did not communicate much pre-blog.
People who don't blog seem to be slightly in awe of those who do - but in fact is is no more difficult than sending emails and you don't even have to address them and everybody reads them and often respond to them.

I suppose, thinking about it, the urine in the snow thing is a bit sexist really but there is probably a female equivalent.

I wish Blogger could play movies.