Why doorbells are bad:
Requesting entrance into a person's abode should be handled with
respect and dignity.
Physically knocking on a door is a personal act, and one of respectful
request. It requires an investment of self -- an act that, albeit
slight, involves a little bit of one's substance. It's a knuckled
endeavor. The knock, as an organic outcome of a physical act, has
character. A knock can speak confidently, or it can speak timidly, but
in all cases, it's a personal statement of an intimate nature.
On the other hand, the doorbell is a sleazy bastardization. It
reduces all entrance-seekers to one single mechanized sound, one common
intrusively impersonal tone that lacks character. Doorbells are lazy.
Because the doorbell chime is often centered in the residence, the act
of merely pressing a button foists an intrusive noise upon all souls
inside. Doorbells say "Let me in! Let me in!"
Down with doorbells!
