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> I don't understand why businesses don't use text messaging services exclusively. You miss so much context when communicating in text. Being able to hear the
by war1025 7y ago
> I don't understand why businesses don't use text messaging services exclusively.
You miss so much context when communicating in text.
Being able to hear the tone of someone's voice and quickly course correct when they are headed the wrong direction is invaluable for many things.
That said, I agree that for many situations text is very convenient. I am very happy every time I need to contact customer support and find they have a chat service available.
In my opinion, text is a great way to start almost all interactions. Being able to upgrade from that to voice is super helpful in many cases. Screenshare is also great for a lot of things.
- edmundsauto 7y agoAnd yet, it's probably the top medium for flirting and establishing romantic relationships...
- war1025 7y agoI would almost speculate that's precisely because of the limited bandwidth that text provides. When starting a relationship, one of the most important things at first is to "not come on too strong". The other party misses out on all your social cues and tells, which probably makes the exchange feel less vulnerable. Further, since you know hardly anything about the other person at the start of a relationship, text lets you conveniently project your own emotions onto the other person without their tone getting in the way.
- ClikeX 7y ago> The other party misses out on all your social cues and tells, which probably makes the exchange feel less vulnerable. This is precisely why Tinder never worked out for me. Not seeing someone truly react to what your saying, just the filtered reply to it. Every conversation felt stale and awkward.