Bare with me on this one. I'm posting from my Blackberry and I think we all know how that goes. Pardon any typos or blatant errors. Now let's get on with it.
There was an article in the NY Times this weekend all about the word socialize. I had no idea the impact this word had on society. I feel pretty stupid even saying that, being that I am the girl who talks about her resistance to a social networking site on a daily basis.
Getting to the point, I learned that the term "socialize the idea" is a new (or maybe not so new) catchphrase used by business men and housewives alike. Creating a new product and wondering if the mass public will take a liking to it? Why don't you "socialize the idea" with some colleagues? Can't figure out to make for dinner for your vegetarian daughter and your meat and potatoes man? Call up a few girl friends and "socialize" your dinner menu. To me, life is socialization for the most part really. Who in the hell decided to rework the definition of "life" into "socialize"?
Am I making sense here or am I rambling? I'm confused. And another thing, how can there be a term relating to socializing that I didn't even know about? I feel like when it comes to technology and the digerati (a term used for digitally inclined people) I just can't keep up. I guess it's one of those things that makes me say, what will they think of next?
