A 15-yr old wins the "Texting Championship" presented by LG. She won $50,000 for sending 14,000 texts per month. It does not say how many consecutive months she upheld this standard but either way its quite funny to me. Apparently there were obstacles like texting blindfolded and texting amidst manuevering through an obstacle course, as she triumphed over the few finalists.
If you ever have problems getting your text through, this is the person coagulating the network. Her address is ....naw i wont give you the address but blame her. That is approximately 466 a month. As a technology savant myself, i enjoy receiving a text as much as the next human being but....GOOD GRIEF! I have a life to live and actions to execute. In all honesty and sincerity i want to see her in action. She claims that her life still includes social interactions with people including participating in plays, hangs out with friends, and does quite well in school.
I was talking to my mom a little while ago and she was detailing how her generation interacted with the world and our generation interacts more with each other. Although this texting champion is quite the caricature, i see her point. Think about all the ways we can reach each other: call, text, fb, twitter, email, instant messenger, skype. Its transparently a new day, i hope that we don't forget how to interact with real people in the near future.
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