And there are people who still haven't used computers, signed up with an ISP, accessed the internet, created an email account, or subscribed to a list like this.
The age old "but that's not how we've always done it" adage is the change resistant first stage of Grief everybody puts out (DABDA - Denial, Anger, Bargaining, Depression, Acceptance) at the thought of even considering a change. It's the go-to statement.
And the fact that you and everyone on the list have adopted everyone single one of the technologies in my first sentence above indicates that you're all fully capable of moving on to the right tool for the job.
Email is a communications platform, not a knowledge management platform. Like any tool, it can be used outside of it's designed purpose. A sharp screwdriver can be used to drill a hole in wood. But I'd use the right drill.
So instead of focusing on how great the world was when stone adze and bear claws were the tools of choice, consider surging into the new millennia by seeking out and replacing this inappropriate tool use with one specifically designed for the job. There are many. Many are free.
I and others are happy to help with that process. But we can't be of any assistance until those in charge make it fully through the stages of grief. So far all I've seen in the responses are Denial and Anger, and, now, ageism.
I'm nearly 60 so I'm not sure what you consider "young" but in my experience, grief at the thought of change comes from any age demographic and I'd avoid using ageism as a grief crutch. It's kind of ugly in almost any context.
And since I'm far from being a youngster - I make my inputs based on decades of Knowledge Management and Improvement Experience. At the most basic level KM (Knowledge Management) involves some needs shown below: Email is an Information technology primarily designed to capture and disseminate. It has no knowledge structure and is pretty much the antithesis of structure. It's culture is limited to "type" then "Send". It's storage process is "on every server receiving a copy and everyones personal email account" vs a central standard, protected, unchangeable, mother copy that's easily catalogued and searched. And Knowledge effectiveness is very low.
Complaints I've seen about Facebook are equally grief ridden. By any measure against email it's far better. That said, at a higher level of capability it also misses on a few critical cylinders, though not necessarily the ones people think.
On Monday, December 7, 2020, 08:16:52 PM CST, Diane via pbs <pbs@lists.pacificbulbsociety.net> wrote:
I’ve heard the occasional grumble about a list being awkward and outmoded.
Must be from some young people.
How many remember Round Robins?
Perhaps a half dozen plant society members would exchange letters with each other in a specified order. I mean letters with a stamp on the envelope, delivered by the postal service. As the fat envelope full of letters and photos arrived, the recipient would remove her earlier letter, read all the others, add a newly written one and send it all on to the next in the list.
Diane Whitehead
_______________________________________________
pbs mailing list
pbs@lists.pacificbulbsociety.net
http://lists.pacificbulbsociety.net/cgi-bin/…
Unsubscribe: <mailto:pbs-unsubscribe@lists.pacificbulbsociety.net>
_______________________________________________
pbs mailing list
pbs@lists.pacificbulbsociety.net
http://lists.pacificbulbsociety.net/cgi-bin/…
Unsubscribe: <mailto:pbs-unsubscribe@lists.pacificbulbsociety.net>