Geography is no longer an obstacle. Blogging, microblogging, instant messaging, webcasting, etc. have made instantaneous communication the norm in today’s world, even more than the telephone did.
Time zones, on the other hand, are still a major hassle.
For example, when it’s midnight here in my town, it’s 8:00 PM on the west coast of North America. And it’s 4 AM in the UK. And 2 PM on the east coast of Australia.
It seems to me that despite the great tools we have for communication, we still haven’t found ways to compensate for time zone differences without causing disruption to one party or another.
Is this a problem? What do you think?
Are you suggesting we build a time machine?
No, I'm just suggesting that time zones are a pain, although they appear to be necessary.