Telephone
A telephone is a telecommunications device that permits two or more users to conduct a conversation when they are too far apart to be easily heard directly.
Conversation
A talk, especially an informal one, between two or more people, in which news and ideas are exchanged.
Dialogue
Take part in a conversation or discussion to resolve a problem
Discussion
Consideration of a question in open and usually informal debate
On 7 March 1876, Bell was granted US patent 174465A, for a method of transmitting speech by telegraphy—the telephone.
The telephone was a great invention to communicate for the following reasons:
Real-time communication: The telephone allowed people to communicate in real-time, which means they could talk to each other and get an immediate response. This was a significant improvement over other forms of communication at the time, such as sending letters or telegrams, which could take days or even weeks to arrive.
Convenience: The telephone was also much more convenient than other forms of communication. People could make a call from anywhere, as long as they had access to a phone. They no longer had to go to a telegraph office or post office to send a message.
Personal connection: The telephone allowed people to have a more personal connection with each other than other forms of communication. They could hear each other’s voices, which helped to create a sense of closeness and understanding.
Business and social benefits: The telephone also had significant business and social benefits. It made it easier for businesses to communicate with their customers and suppliers, and it allowed people to stay in touch with friends and family who lived far away.
Overall, the telephone was a revolutionary invention that changed the way people communicate and connect with each other.
Presidents of the United States have been placing important phone calls since Rutherford B. Hayes had a telephone installed in the White House in 1877. On July 20, 1969, President Richard Nixon literally placed an out-of-this-world phone call when he rang-up the Apollo 11 astronauts on the moon. [No comment]
The mobile phone as we know it today, based on an automatically switched cellular, came out in the UK in 1985.
We were able to communicate with everyone while we were on the move: testing the connection while on a ferry on the way to France, for example. Half-way across the English Channel, we would lose the connection.
Using the telephone was all about communicating with others in real-time, also to exchange ideas or have a discussion.
Social Media platforms began popping up around the same time that telephone network companies started offering new monthly offer bundles: 5000 texts and 100 minutes of calls, on most monthly contracts.
I truly remember, at that time, to be puzzled on what motives would the telephone companies have to offer so many free text messages. Why would anyone want to text 5000 times in one month? As fast as one can be, it would still take a long time to send 5000 text messages. Any voice call would be more productive. But it has always been the case to keep the masses occupied.
Now, it all makes sense; it has all been part of the… Big Plan.
Facebook allows people to call each other if they want (via Messenger) but this is a rare occasion, for most. Instead, we are sending text messages and comments on Facebook. Messages that are often very short and, in some cases, they don’t mean much.
As a result, we are not having a conversation or an exchange of ideas with each other but rather we are imposing our opinions on them. It is in fact almost impossible to have sensible conversation or debate about anything on Facebook or other social media platforms. These interactions often result in a conflict, arguments or insults and they could also lead to blocking each other.
Just the other day, my car passenger was texting a friend to tell him where to meet. Why not call him so that we don’t have any misunderstandings!? Why are people so reluctant to making a phone call? Worth noticing that landlines will be obsolete in the future. [I would estimate around 2035].
Privacy has something to do with the fact that we are not keen to making a phone call. We have been told, in recent years, that phoning someone is an invasion of their privacy. It has now gone as far as harassment as unwanted telephone calls could be intended to cause upset, grief and alarm. Generation snowflake comes to mind but this long New World Order timeline is very clear now.
Friends text me with “Good morning” or “How are you?” when they could easily just call me, instead. One advantage of a phone call is that we are not obliged to answer it!
By communicating mainly through text messages, we are removing human interactions from our lives. Texting doesn’t offer the same level of non-verbal cues and tone of voice as a telephone call or a face-to-face conversation. Conversations, dialogues and discussions are not taking place any longer. People have become afraid to talk to each other.
A telephone conversation allows people to communicate in real-time. By taking this away, we could have misinterpreted or misunderstood texts messages, possibly leading to a breakdown in communication. Via text messages, we cannot perceive others and how others perceive us. A voice, during a conversation, does not need any emojis to carry across a feeling.
We are isolating ourselves getting used to loneliness (lockdowns), afraid of what we write on social media or that our messages could be misconstrued by the recipient. Strength in the masses comes from unity and the unity can get stronger with open dialogues. Slowly but surely, the elite don’t want us to be united. Should we communicate, we might learn what really is going on with the world and might even come together with unruly ideas…..
Max Procaccini 