Is e-mail not a good method of communication. Every time I send out a mass e-mail and ask for a reply, nobody does. Then when I send out a second one saying I haven't heard back from anyone please reply, then a couple replies trickle in, but majority still no answer.
Is it that in today's callous too many mass e-mails culture, that it gets too easy to just read an e-mail real quick and delete it? Do people feel that they don't really need to respond? Or are people too lame to commit to something so they wait till the last minute and just show up? Or am I to come to the conclusion that people just don't care?
I really hope it's not the last one, because that would just be sad.
I know people check their e-mails because whenever the topic is about something stupid and frivolous like a movie or something funny on Youtube, the threads get ridiculously long. Maybe that's our culture these days. Let's talk about stupid frivolous things, but if it gets too serious then I'm going to get back behind my little wall.
Maybe I don't understand this generation's culture. Generation gaps really do exist. I think that you get along with people your age for a reason, because you were influenced by the same youth culture. Listened to the same music, watched the same shows, heard the same social messages, grew up with the same technology. Maybe it's just a generational thing, expecting a response. Maybe people don't do that anymore. Maybe they want you to hound them and make them feel wanted. Maybe they are afraid to be the first one to respond lest they be the only ones to show up. They want to know who else is going first so they can make a decision as to whether or not it's worth going. Far be it for someone to just take a stand and do something because they want to do it, instead of waiting around to see who else signs up.
I don't know I'm just saying. What the hell do I know?
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Have faith. I've sent out countless emails, also known as request for ski trip, that no one responded to. People just do not feel the need to respond when it isn't specifically directed at them.
But c'mon, when it's for something important, and they specifically ask you to reply. You should reply.
jin, would you like to give the sermon this sunday at church? :>
Yup, yup.
I guess it is the generation gap. Honestly I don't even reply to my mom when she writes me emails. Or if I do, it's like way later where it's almost irrelevant.
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