Communication is probably the most important thing in human life. Without communication, we would not learn, know each other, and obviously, understand each other. Even way back before, our ancestors have developed different ways of communicating and interacting with each other. The earliest evidences of communication were carried out using various paintings depicting the life of the different tribes that lived on earth. As early as 3500 B.C. our ancestors started writing using symbols. Sumerians developed cuneiform and Egyptians developed writing with hieroglyphics. These were written on clay tablets. And at 1600 B.C. the Phoenicians developed the alphabet. Years later, in 1835 the Morse code was invented.
And now, after years and years of countless evolution of communication technology are we about to come in on a full circle? After seeing a blog post on micro-blogging website Tumblr, I was very much inspired to elaborate on the said question (though the post was probably a joke, but the point was interesting so I'll take it). After reading about the history of communication technology, I was really convinced, that it MAY BE happening. What if, we have evolved so much that the only way to move further on is to go back? Now, I'm not saying that we should revert back to cuneiform, hieroglyphics et cetera, rather develop some new form of communication technology similar to these concepts.
Or maybe, we already HAVE. During this digital age we are in now, these writing techniques/form of communication was reincarnated in to a more modern way. Emojis. Emojis are the new black when it comes to communicating. First created in 1999 by Shigetaka Kurita, the use of these symbols is spreading like a virus all over the word. It's just you're typical 'smiley face', with about 800++ more symbols to show what you're feeling, what you're doing, or just whatever that comes up your mind. It's really amazing how a simple 'red heart' symbol mean that you're in love. Or a simple 'nails getting manicure' symbol mean you're feeling fabulous . . . or just getting some manicure. It's very much like how a single symbol mean 'fish' in cuneiform.
My point is, if you feel frustrated because of our ever evolving technology, if you just look closer it would surprise you how much of the new stuff are actually derived from the old. Cuneiform to Hieroglyphics to Alphabet to Morse code to Emojis. All are the same. It's just reincarnated in to something more modern, but basically they are still the same. Thousands of years ago, our ancestors wrote on clay tablets, and look at us now. With our iPads and Galaxy Tabs. Thousands of years ago, our ancestors drew on walls to share what they're doing. They would probably be so mad at Mark Zuckerberg for stealing their idea.
