This Age of Communication, with such wondrous tools at our fingertips, is more of an obstacle course for those of us who, for whatever reason, never quite pick up the basic unspoken social cues that most people grasp instinctively. Thanks to technology, today I can make myself look like a jerk at the rate of 18 kilomisunderstandings per day.
And that just opens up the whole "what's the difference between looking like a jerk and being a jerk?" conundrum that's plagued philosophers throughout the ages.