mDear children, I am leaving. Thomas D’Orazio, 51, lives in Pennsylvania, and has officially “left” his family. No surprise domestic abandonment a la Véronique Sanson – “Michel, I’m going to buy cigarettes” – but an alleged departure from the family WhatsApp group.
“I can’t read this anymore, I can’t stand having to always laugh or like or add hearts to every thought, photo or joke sent here”wrote, to his two twenty-year-old daughters, “the old curmudgeon born before cell phones”.
Ironically, in an attempt to take control of his digital destiny, this family man caused a stir around the world, his eldest daughter posted a screenshot of his message on the networks. Children are wonderful. Result: 16 million views and thousands of humans, aware of their own alienation, expressing their support for this act of courage on the Internet and defending the right to disconnect. The Shadoks will appreciate it.
My dad seriously feel it with our family group chat im crying https://t.co/em70wVKHti
According to the last BVA barometer on hyperconnectionthe French spend an average of 4h 49 per day in front of a screen, a figure which rises to 7h 13 for executives.
Tommaso D’Orazio therefore asks us this question: to preserve oneself, in order not to be able to leave a professional messaging service, can one resign from a group that reunites one’s family? Wouldn’t that be considered evidence of disinterest, worse, disenchantment, or a socially unacceptable act of misanthropy?
WhatsApp chat groups can be studied by third millennium anthropologists in an attempt to unravel the mystery ofHomo iphonus. Like historians of yore deciphering hieroglyphics, they’ll scratch their heads at these dumpsters of voicemail, Hugh Grant or John Wick memes (killer played by Keanu Reeves) and absurd exchanges of jokes related to the gap between the interlocutors (“What time can we meet? – Yes, I take the train from Gare de Lyon”).
“Poetry Alert” at 10pm
But they will learn a lot about the uses of co-ownership (“To the resident of 3And : Thursday at 3 in the morning, no, we don’t want to woman like you NI visits Connemara »smoking head emoji), Republican School (“Demonstration in support of Saturday in front of the town hall against the abolition of AESH stations AND vegetarian menus”raised fist emoji) and family rituals ( “For this weekend’s cousin, keep uncle away from draft beer AND karaoke”crane emoji).
In his latest show, Moreover (aired on Canalplay), Gad Elmaleh confides his dismay at these multi-party discussions. “We make groups for the slightest occasion, for anything. Let’s organize a simple dinner, let’s create a group. I can’t take it anymore, I’m fed up, I leave the groups. » The most feared is that of the parents of the pupils, when “mama Bérénice” throws it “poetry alert” to the CE2 class, at 22:00, to retrieve the text of The frog and the crocodilewhose performance is scheduled for the following day.
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