James Fraser wrote:
> Hello,
>
> --- On Tue, 10/6/09, Tony Kan <tonykan@xtra.co.nz> wrote:
>
>> Well, technology has, in some ways lost its novelty value and now its
>> become intrusive, people expect instant replies 24/7 and think
>> badly of people if you don't get back to them within 2-3 hours.
>
> I've always wanted to ask (and I guess this is as good a place as any): is this expectation of a (hyper) prompt response a generational thing? Or has it now become much more of an across-the-board expectation that people of all ages hold?
>
> I used to believe (in my haste, if not fervor, to hold one particular group responsible) this was something that people under 25 years old were the most guilty of. But now, with computers and mobile devices being cheap and ubiquitous enough that people of all ages can abus^H^H^H^H^Hutilize them, I'm not so sure that's the case anymore (if, indeed, it ever was).
>
> Your thoughts?
>
Well, I was brought up to return calls promptly so I try to do so within
24 hours, and tend to treat emails the same. However, my sister and
brother vary seldom return calls/emails promptly. I'm the oldest and
they are in their 50's and 40's, so I don't know what to make of that.
(I tend to say that our parents mellowed out more with each of them than
with the previous child.)
But generally society has come to expect "instant gratification", IMO.
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