Do I click send?

I am truly amazed by the growing impact of social media, messaging, instagram, tweets and how they are truly changing the world and its methods of communication.  We are all in some way impacted by it, whether it is worrying about our kids, or trying to get a message across to someone or even finding old time lost friends.  Even the so-called "older generation" is being alerted to social media and starting to use it even if it is just a click of "like" here or there, or a birthday wish.  How many people check their phones and Facebook before bed, change their profile and send subtle messages by changing status either to express their feeling or even to warn others of how they feel.  I think we are all being drawn into this milieu of instant messaging, expressing an immediate opinion and being able to keep up with events, almost as they happen.  Not much is left to the imagination and we hardly have to wait for big news these days, as the news is out almost before the event has happened. I too have become drawn like a moth to this worldwide phenomenon and yet I am suddenly more aware, that personal contact and communication is still to be encouraged and sought after.  I fear we may lose this ability to talk to others and open up with our words, if they are not typed and tweeted.  I hope to take a bit more time to speak to people and be brave enough to make mistakes with my words, rather than explaining it in a sms or a "probably to be misunderstood" message.  I want to be able to bring a message with words and not always have to hash tag it and keep it below 172 characters.  But, there is no doubt that this revolution is here to stay and a solid knowledge of where the technology is going, is better than burying our heads in the sand and remaining a techno dinosaur.  Like everything in life I guess moderation is the way to go.  Finding time to speak and not just tweet and to really laugh and not just use "smileys" and to have personal experiences rather than just posting a "selfie"seem to be possible in our future and all for the good.