No Electronic Etiquette...

In Michelle Singletary Engel's article, "Observe Electronic Etiquette", she describes several instances where others do not show proper etiquette when using electronic devices.  We are all guilty of talking on the phone, texting, or playing games in the presence of others.  Personally, I feel there is nothing wrong with that, but contrary to my beliefs, I can also relate to her thoughts about respecting other people's surroundings.

How many times have you been to the movies and texted or made phone calls during the feature?  How many times have you taken a mode of public transit and held a private phone conversation that may be offensive to other's ears?  How many times have you gone out to dinner with someone and answered your phone or texted throughout the meal?  I know I can count hundreds of times when I did things of this nature.  Was I wrong in doing so?  Maybe, depending on the frequency of my disruptions towards others.

Overall, I think Engel wants for the world to use technology at a minimal level in public.  Which may be hard for the average person.  Because the world has become so dependent on technology and where it takes us, we are now unable to realize how much of a disturbance we may be to the next person.  Technology has its way of disrupting all of us from completing tasks on a daily basis, but what can we do about others and there technological fixations? Absolutely nothing!  We can only curtail our own technology use to try not to disrupt others, until the world can slow down and not focus on our sole technological advances, our world will be a busy world with many disruptions!