Real time?
<p><span word="Reader">Reader</span> <span word="question">question</span>:</p><p><span word="Please">Please</span> “<span word="real">real</span> <span word="time">time</span>” <span word="in">in</span> <span word="this">this</span> <span word="sentence">sentence</span>: <span word="In">In</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="social">social</span> <span word="media">media</span> <span word="age">age</span>, <span word="stories">stories</span> <span word="unfold">unfold</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="real">real</span> <span word="time">time</span>.</p><p><span word="My">My</span> <span word="comments">comments</span>:</p><p><span word="Real">Real</span> <span word="time">time</span> <span word="literally">literally</span> <span word="means">means</span> <span word="right">right</span> <span word="now">now</span>, <span word="as">as</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="happens">happens</span>.</p><p><span word="In">In</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="past">past</span>, <span word="only">only</span> <span word="if">if</span> <span word="you">you</span> <span word="were">were</span> <span word="watching">watching</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="basketball">basketball</span> <span word="game">game</span> <span word="broadcast">broadcast</span> <span word="live">live</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="TV">TV</span>, <span word="did">did</span> <span word="things">things</span> <span word="ever">ever</span> <span word="happen">happen</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="real">real</span> <span word="time">time</span>, <span word="i">i</span>.<span word="e">e</span>. <span word="without">without</span> <span word="delay">delay</span>.</p><p><span word="Today">Today</span>, <span word="social">social</span> <span word="media">media</span> <span word="including">including</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="likes">likes</span> (<span word="or">or</span> <span word="dislikes">dislikes</span> <span word="depending">depending</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="your">your</span> <span word="perspective">perspective</span>) <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Instagram">Instagram</span>, <span word="Facebook">Facebook</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="WeChat">WeChat</span> <span word="mean">mean</span> <span word="people">people</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="sending">sending</span> <span word="reports">reports</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="major">major</span> <span word="events">events</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="lives">lives</span> <span word="online">online</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="viewed">viewed</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="family">family</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="friends">friends</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="they">they</span> <span word="happen">happen</span>, <span word="without">without</span> <span word="noticeable">noticeable</span> <span word="delay">delay</span>.</p><p><span word="In">In</span> <span word="effect">effect</span>, <span word="these">these</span> <span word="stories">stories</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="broadcast">broadcast</span> <span word="live">live</span>, <span word="allowing">allowing</span> <span word="others">others</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="view">view</span> <span word="them">them</span> <span word="instantly">instantly</span>.</p><p><span word="By">By</span> “<span word="major">major</span> <span word="events">events</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="lives">lives</span>”, <span word="I">I</span> <span word="mean">mean</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="course">course</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="meal">meal</span> <span word="they">they</span>’<span word="re">re</span> <span word="currently">currently</span> <span word="having">having</span>, <span word="including">including</span> <span word="all">all</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="dishes">dishes</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="they">they</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="made">made</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="brought">brought</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="table">table</span>, <span word="etc">etc</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="so">so</span> <span word="forth">forth</span>.</p><p><span word="I">I</span> <span word="mean">mean</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="meal">meal</span> <span word="one">one</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="currently">currently</span> <span word="eating">eating</span> <span word="must">must</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="most">most</span> <span word="interesting">interesting</span> <span word="thing">thing</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="happens">happens</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="us">us</span>, <span word="judging">judging</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="frequency">frequency</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="which">which</span> <span word="pictures">pictures</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="meal">meal</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="offloaded">offloaded</span> <span word="online">online</span>.</p><p><span word="To">To</span> <span word="many">many</span> <span word="Chinese">Chinese</span>, <span word="I">I</span>’<span word="m">m</span> <span word="afraid">afraid</span> <span word="this">this</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="true">true</span>, <span word="too">too</span>.</p><p><span word="Anyways">Anyways</span>, <span word="when">when</span> <span word="I">I</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="young">young</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="term">term</span> “<span word="real">real</span> <span word="time">time</span>” <span word="was">was</span> <span word="unheard">unheard</span> <span word="of">of</span>. <span word="People">People</span> <span word="had">had</span> <span word="little">little</span> <span word="use">use</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="first">first</span> <span word="place">place</span>, <span word="I">I</span> <span word="suppose">suppose</span>. <span word="Like">Like</span> <span word="I">I</span> <span word="said">said</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="only">only</span> <span word="events">events</span> <span word="broadcast">broadcast</span> <span word="live">live</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="few">few</span> <span word="important">important</span> <span word="ball">ball</span> <span word="games">games</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="they">they</span> <span word="were">were</span> <span word="really">really</span> <span word="few">few</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="far">far</span> <span word="between">between</span>.</p><p><span word="And">And</span> <span word="those">those</span> <span word="were">were</span> <span word="happy">happy</span> <span word="times">times</span>, <span word="too">too</span>. <span word="Live">Live</span> <span word="sports">sports</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="TV">TV</span> <span word="were">were</span> <span word="much">much</span> <span word="treasured">treasured</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="relished">relished</span> <span word="than">than</span> <span word="they">they</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="today">today</span>. <span word="Back">Back</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="day">day</span>, <span word="like">like</span> <span word="I">I</span> <span word="said">said</span>, <span word="they">they</span> <span word="were">were</span> <span word="rare">rare</span>. <span word="Today">Today</span>, <span word="live">live</span> <span word="games">games</span> <span word="are">are</span> 24-7, <span word="omnipresent">omnipresent</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="everywhere">everywhere</span>.</p>
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