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Lying in Email - Probable rather than Possible
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<blockquote data-quote="InsaneCdn" data-source="post: 508671" data-attributes="member: 11791"><p>It is about more than outright lies.</p><p></p><p>We either evolved or were created with redundant systems for communication. So, if a person is deaf, they can listen with their eyes, and if they are blind, they "see" with their ears. Not literally, but... the body and brain compensate as much as possible. So, we CAN handle things like phone... we are temporarily operating as though we were blind. It is not as accurate as having both... but it works. The blind person doesn't see your facial expression, but does hear the tone of your voice. The deaf person doesn't hear the tone of your voice... but does see the body language.</p><p></p><p>Written communication of any form, removes access to both the auditory and visual inputs on which we base our communication.</p><p></p><p>Snail mail developed over a very long period of time. We know that when we receive it, it is already out of context in terms of both time and space. So we don't react quite so strongly to it, or at least have time to filter.</p><p></p><p>Electronic communication is instant, so we THINK we have context. We don't, really.</p><p></p><p>Which means that for the most part, the message sent is not the same as the message received. Small, subtle differences affect the quality and accuracy of the message. Even when we KNOW this, we still don't "know" it... we still operate the same way. We have not adapted.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="InsaneCdn, post: 508671, member: 11791"] It is about more than outright lies. We either evolved or were created with redundant systems for communication. So, if a person is deaf, they can listen with their eyes, and if they are blind, they "see" with their ears. Not literally, but... the body and brain compensate as much as possible. So, we CAN handle things like phone... we are temporarily operating as though we were blind. It is not as accurate as having both... but it works. The blind person doesn't see your facial expression, but does hear the tone of your voice. The deaf person doesn't hear the tone of your voice... but does see the body language. Written communication of any form, removes access to both the auditory and visual inputs on which we base our communication. Snail mail developed over a very long period of time. We know that when we receive it, it is already out of context in terms of both time and space. So we don't react quite so strongly to it, or at least have time to filter. Electronic communication is instant, so we THINK we have context. We don't, really. Which means that for the most part, the message sent is not the same as the message received. Small, subtle differences affect the quality and accuracy of the message. Even when we KNOW this, we still don't "know" it... we still operate the same way. We have not adapted. [/QUOTE]
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