> For example, would you ever do it when I'm talking to you on the face and asked "So what are the plans for tomorrow?". Do you expect one to stay there staring

> For example, would you ever do it when I'm talking to you on the face and asked "So what are the plans for tomorrow?". Do you expect one to stay there staring at your face while you acknowledge that you have received the question but don't "feel like" answering it right away, even though you have time? Technology, in a lot of ways mimics physical life. I think it's important to acknowledge that, while technology mimics physical life in a lot of ways, it does not replicate it. The medium of conversation matters and should be considered. For example, no I wouldn't stare at their face until I felt like answering it, but I also wouldn't say, "Dear John, thank you for your question.." as I would only do that in an email. Likewise, I wouldn't speak out loud a lot of common phrases I use in texts, because having a conversation through the medium of a phone is psychologically different than in-person, and I think that's the issue I was getting at. While texting, you have to be more cautious about word choice and sentence structure so that you can convey not only the message, but the tone as well, which will naturally come out in-person. 200 years ago, all instant communication was done in person. This is a relatively new field of psychology that hasn't seem to be explored due to the fact that, especially texting, is an extremely new form of communication.