With technology has come a multitude of conveniences, time savers, and
capabilities of which our primitive ancestors could never have
conceived. Take for example, the instant message. It is instantaneous,
travels at the speed of light to its intended recipient, delivering
important potentially critical information at the click of a button. It
can be sent across the world, around the block, or to the next room.
Laura at 15:01:18: Jaimito is poopie
Jim at 15:01:43: Roger, I’ll change him.
Toxic waste disposal emergencies such as the one above could have not
been addressed with such efficiency before the days of IM. Thank the
Lord!