Blogcritics Comments on No More Conversations

Comment by Kevin on No More Conversations

Thu, 15 Nov 2007 10:38:31 EST

[and you have mixed them up together, hence the irony] As opposed to 'mixing them up apart?' :-) If you're writing something, particularly one that verges on remorse for something lost, it's helpful for the reader to know exactly what it is you're remorseful for losing. It's rare that a person isn't writing from one perspective or another - unless you're devoid of opinion and we both know Richard is not that. Hence my very legitimate question.

Comment by Christopher Rose on No More Conversations

Wed, 14 Nov 2007 05:59:25 EST

He wasn't professing to be either of them; my perception is that he was addressing two different situations and you have mixed them up together, hence the irony. Your question is too tired to stand...

Comment by Kevin on No More Conversations

Tue, 13 Nov 2007 22:19:58 EST

Christopher - No, I was clearly confused as to which of the two individuals he was professing to be. He seems to be saying we've lost the art of simple conversation, yet asks how many of us have been irked by someone trying to engage us in conversation. Isn't it just as simple to tell the person 'pushing themselves upon us' that we're taking a little much needed quiet time to ourselves? Either he wants a simple dialog with someone or he doesn't, and being able to communicate well is just that. My question still stands - to Richard, who is the only one who knows what he meant.

Comment by Christopher Rose on No More Conversations

Thu, 8 Nov 2007 04:50:07 EST

Kevin, you are clearly exactly the kind of person Richard is talking about. You were so keen to get your own 2 cents in that you missed his points entirely. The only irony here is that an article about the failure of communication has drawn a response that so richly proves the point...

Comment by Kevin on No More Conversations

Wed, 7 Nov 2007 15:36:50 EST

Richard, you said - "Don't you just hate people who force themselves upon you when you want to be left alone? You're sitting somewhere reading a book or just taking some quiet time, and they come tromping up and start yakking away at you without even asking if you want company. They assume, because you are sitting by yourself, you need to be rescued from the misery of sitting alone." Then you say - "I find it ironic that in these days of high tech communication, where we can transmit messages instantaneously across thousands of miles, that something as simple as talking to the person beside you has become increasingly difficult." So, which of these two people are you? The one who doesn't want anyone forcing themselves on you, or the one who's simply trying to make conversation with another living human being in this tech age? You do see the irony and the hypocrisy in your own post, I presume?