Communicating........or not!

Two sorts of people in this world - the Communicators, and the Non-coms. Of course there are those who have communication as a profession, but, for many ordinary people, apart from those who make texting an art form, connecting with friends, colleagues and strangers is important and should be 'worked at'. In face-to-face conversation, almost everyone manages well. Sounds patronising? True, though, isn't it? It's when it comes to the use of technology that the real divide opens up between the Coms and the Nons . Ever tried to get along with someone who refuses to leave a message with your answering service? How about a person who, although they can afford the facility (you know them well enough), declines to communicate via email? Then there are the ones who have taken the step at long last to run a mobile phone but use it so sparingly ('emergencies' only) that the batteries are often flat anyway. And the people who just think text-messaging is something only kids use and so 'won't have a bar of it'. Are such folk living only half of their lives in this age of global communication 'available to all'? Is it a bit like being asleep for 60% of every day instead of 30%? What do we lose by talking with others?