Chatting: The necessary evil
Disclaimer: This is a completely chauvinistic account resulting from my perceptions of the issue. This is not much of a disclaimer.
Little is unknown about the enigmatic art of chatting. And I don’t mean talking and yapping, I mean typing and yapping. One might, during a wave of ignorant abandon, trivialize this art form as nothing but a harmful form of talking in person. But there are several mysteries still to be unraveled, and I present here, an equally mysterious taxonomy, which many might find interesting.
For better dramatic effect, I shall present the evil side of the art first.
Evil?
If you are an obsessive compulsive chatter, you might cease to be social in daily conversation, and ‘save yourself’ for the chat sessions. This might obviously have a negative effect on your friendships and love life, outside the chat rooms i.e.
Your definition of sexual intimacy might be reduced to acronyms like hh (holding hands), not to mention, when you eventually encounter one of the real ones, you might be taken off guard.
If you’re a chatter on the lookout for your loved one to appear online, you might go through random bouts of depression in case the event doesn’t occur (of course, there are equally lofty highs.)
Necessary?
Many of us aren’t that skilled in the subtle art of speaking. Especially if elegance is diction hasn’t rubbed you the right way as yet, chatting can substantially mask away the deficiency.
Monologues aren’t considered rude. If you are one of the self-obsessed types, then you can type away to glory. And if you’re one of the select many, who don’t look at the screen while typing, then chatting is without doubt, your raison d’etre.
You can also make the other person feel special, if you can type fast and convince the other that you’re completely monogamous in chat. Also, if you have an impaired attention span, chatting might help reduce that perception of yours too.
On a more serious note, hitting the right balance while chatting can exponentially improve your quality of life. Of course, you might be visually impaired, your speaking abilities might go for a toss, you’re fingers might resemble a question mark after a while, the chiropractor might grow to be your closest friend; but having multiple chat-girlfriends, having a huge network of chat-friends with whom you have soulful conversations, and the power to explore schizophrenia – much outweigh the disadvantages mentioned before.
