There is life after e-mail

I do hope that someone does something about the state of Telkom’s Internet service. I just received an invitation for an event that started an hour ago. The problem, well after a quick phone call it was down to the wily old block in the Telkom hot seats. Yes, the whole system was down.

But what should be taken as a more important note is that people are becoming too dependant on e-mail. Surely if one does not RSVP for an event there would be a follow up call of some sorts to double check before the event starts. I guess we are slowly slipping into a world where human interaction is being rid of and we are set to only communicate with the gadgets we possess.

Sounds a tad inanimate and maybe over the top but the slide is slippery and once we are on it is very hard to get off. I am not saying take away the wonders of the net, all I am saying is remember it is not the sole form of communication. Sometimes a phone call is more direct and useful. Unfortunately Telkom are the backbone to this type of service to, so don’t expect too much.