How the Internet Ruined Tone and Sarcasm

The age of the internet had brought about things like MySpace and AIM as primary forms of communication. The spoken word is becoming less and less important in today’s world, which is unfortunate because many people do not realize what is lost when a message is read rather than heard.

‘d00d chek 0ut my5p4ce!1’ is an example of how popular communication is today.

As people grow up on this type of communication they may not develop the skills to recognize tone and body language and their meanings. For example, the other day I sitting around drinking with some friends, pretty innocent, until I became a victim of misreading the tone of someone’s voice (or them using the incorrect tone).

I heard “Dude, c’mere!!” and I react as though something terrible has happened. Like his dog was dead or he had just shit his pants, something along those lines. But, he was just showing me some dumb flash game on the internet. I had just become a victim of improper use of tone. /wrists

So keep in mind the double meaning of just about everything, ‘dude c’mere’ could mean either or in some cases BOTH of 2 things:

1. Dude c’mere, check out this hot chick.

2. Dude c’mere, you’re in immediate danger.