200 Characters of Evolution

There has definitely been an evolutionary step in technology in the past decade, most of it in 200 characters or less. I mean of course texting, which is something amazing in itself.
Look at this graph, which my team of brilliant graphites(ba-dum-ch) worked all day over a hot keyboard to come up with:

History of Communication

Voice* ->Memorized Messages Spoke by a Middle Man -> Short Distance Signals** -> Basic Signs -> Written Word -> Letters*** -> Telegraph+ -> Phone -> More Phone -> Big Honking Portable Phone -> Texting++


*Primitive at first, of course.
** Smoke signals, fire signals, waving of branches etc.
*** Written messages transfered via special carriers, whether it be military personnel, or simple courier.
+ Short typed messages sent electrically from one place to the next
++ Short typed messages sent electrically from one place to the next.


See the problem with this? It's almost like technology, whether it be to mankind's nature to cling to whatever is easiest and simplest to use, has taken a step back. It's like it's stopped and said "Screw this, all this new stuff is hard!" and went back to the old standard.

Some will argue though that important things don't really even require that many characters, that they can be summed up easier than that(once again that easier thing). For instance:
5. "I'm pregnant, and it's your father's."
4. "Aliens have finally invaded. Canada is gone."
3. "It's the end of the world as we know it, and I feel fine."
2. "I want a divorce, and I'm marrying the pool boy."
1. "He's dead, Jim."


Touche.