A spot for Vonage came on my television the other night. Vonage, for those of you who may be unfamiliar, is a telephone company that offers digital phone service that can be connected through your high speed internet connection. [See also: Magic Jack (ha ha Magic Jack), Time Warner Digital Phone (and I am sure a slew of others with comparable services.)]
The incentive with digital phone through high speed internet is a flat rate for long distance calls (in case you live in the 90's and still call long distance on your landline and not on your cell phone for free). Vonage takes incentive a step further. Through Vonage you can receive your VOICE mails from your landline number in the form of text or email from a computer or mobile device. Does anyone else see the problem with this?
We are a society that has grown quite fond of instant messaging, email, social networking messages, blogging, and of course texting. Now for just 24.99 a month you can receive audio messages in words. WOW, look at how far the human race has come! Soon, we won't have to talk anymore; a mute society. We will just type and read. Think about it, earth will be like a giant library.
I'm freaking out mannnn
ReplyDeleteWhen we go bankrupt and China takes over, the world will be a giant library anyway. It's good conditioning.
ReplyDeleteYeah. Fuck conversation.
ReplyDeleteOur soap box speeches have turned into blog posts, how sick is that?
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