NO CHASMS

Technology is only what people do with it. SMS, for example, was nothing more than an error reporting system until people figured it out and came to its current electronic Post-It^tm usage. However, SMS is also a means of isolationism, of retreating into our cocoons even when we're in a bar, at a party or in a crowd. A group called NO CHASMS, which stands for 'National Organization of Civilized Humans Against SMS', attempts to counter this trend by, ironically, sending SMS messages to random phones. Their messages include:

GIVE UP THIS PHONE FOR A WEEK.

TALK TO THE PERSON SITTING OPPOSITE YOU.

160 CHARACTERS, NONE OF THEM YOURS.

SMS IS SLOW, SPEECH IS FAST --SPEED UP.