I am a technophobe. While I don’t dislike all technology, I dislike most of it. I write letters and send birthday cards. I find it disgustingly impersonal to “tweet at” a friend on her birthday or write a ridiculously long Facebook status post about how “MY friend is amazing to ME and has helped ME in so many ways and what will I do without her?” Get the picture? Despite that, I do have a Facebook account, I have used Twitter for class projects, and I hold multiple email accounts. But, obviously, this is a topic that is debatable, but we will save that for another post.
Again, I dislike technology, but I feel that this is an appropriate venue for reaching the masses. Its more permanent than a Facebook page but allows for greater depth outside of 140 characters (I’m looking at you Twitter!).
I am starting this blog as I feel that often, and this extends beyond just physical therapy, people are too reactionary. They don’t think, they do. They don’t stop, they run. They don’t disagree, they accept. We don’t take enough time to really delve into the darker side of the issue for fer that is might change our opinion. We need to stop and think about who our intended audience is and what they will do with the message in addition to what seemingly non-involved parties will do with the message.
I guess what I am trying to say is that this isn’t one of those feel-good, bubble-gum, “look at me while I do all these amazing things” blogs. This is a blog about the issues and how they relate to PTs, SPTS, PTAs, sPTAS, other support professionals, and the greater community. This is a solution-oriented blog that will not only ask the hard questions, but also search for the answers to these disputes. In a way, we destroy the building, but then we are present to but it back together, stronger and better than before.
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