> The numbers used here don't really make the case. I got that impression too. I think a better metric would be minutes spent talking compared to text messages

> The numbers used here don't really make the case. I got that impression too. I think a better metric would be minutes spent talking compared to text messages sent. Even then, I can talk about a lot more in a minute of voice than I can in even five minutes of texting, given the lag between messages. The article is riding the line between absurdity and parody.