Ullman and I are similar people in that we have both experienced late nights working on a computer program. I am a computer science major, and I am currently enrolled in a computer science course that requires a lot of programming. In high school, I took AP computer science, which required a fair amount of programming. Most of the homework in these classes were just programs that we had to write and turn in by a certain day, with usually a week or two in between. And, I would often save too much of the assignment for the night before. This would result in nearly sleepless nights, similar to the night Ullman referred to in the article.
However, I have never felt feelings for anyone, whom I have solely contacted via email. Sustaining a long distance relationship that was started in person in one thing, but falling in love with someone via email is completely different. I strongly believe that one cannot really love someone through email. Email is an extremely impersonal way of contacting someone. If employers cannot learn about their employees without meeting them in person, then how can one person fall in love with another person without face-to-face contact?
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You have reminded me of all the nights spent on those JAVA programs. I'm really happy that I decided in the end to become an artist instead of a programmer. AP comp-sci was just brutal if you wasted time. Anyway I agree with your idea that falling in love with someone through email would be basically impossible. But I can say that I got to know several artists I was leading on a video game project through email and AIM. We might not know each over as well as some of my closer friends, but we bonded over the shared experience. An employer can at a pretty good level get to know their employees over the internet.
ReplyDeleteI agree that it is difficult to fall in love with someone solely through the use of email. While it is not uncommon for people to maintain relationships through email, it is quite uncommon to build a relationship through email alone. It is true that face-to-face contact is crucial in getting to really know someone and know how they act in certain situations. Email leaves a sort of uncertainty of whether or not the person is really telling the truth, or if they really act the same way in real life.
ReplyDeleteIt is interesting how you pointed out Ullman's procrastination and compared it to yourself with assignments in school. Well, it is not just you who deals with this problem, but everyone of us. While those long nights before an assignment is due may feel brutal, it is definitely nice to know that everyone is sitting at their computer dealing with the same issue.
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