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I literally never want to hear other people's words as voices, or have my voice casually dumped on the Internet along with probably, over time, far too much rec
by weego 2y ago
I literally never want to hear other people's words as voices, or have my voice casually dumped on the Internet along with probably, over time, far too much reconstructable info about me.
- seattle_spring 2y agoRight? I had a couple of friends switch over to voice messages on FB messenger when the feature was introduced. I don't talk to them anymore because I just never could be bothered to listen to that crap when they could have just as easily used the text messaging like a normal person.
- monkeywork 2y ago[flagged]
- iknowstuff 2y agoI think some data about how much usage the feature gets would be more helpful here than simple I do/don’t comments.
- handfuloflight 2y agoIt's faster for them to speak than write, and it's faster for you to read than hear. Empathy equally applied would mean the message is never sent.
- bugglebeetle 2y agoOr that dictation software exists…
- briandear 2y agoHowever if one doesn't speak the language natively, text is far preferable because I can quickly translate. Can’t translate some long voice message. I am in multiple group chats: Spanish, Catalan, English. And with quick translators, we can all communicate with each other. With voice, it would be impossible.
- handfuloflight 2y ago> However if one doesn't speak the language natively, text is far preferable because I can quickly translate. Can’t translate some long voice message. I'm in a similar situation. www.turboscribe.ai works well at a great price.
- wickedsight 2y agoSure. But it's less invasive for both. I can send a text on the bus without bothering anyone. I can read a text on the bus without bothering anyone. Time isn't the only reason that many people don't like voice messages.
- mrguyorama 2y ago>and it's faster for you to read than hear. Actually it isn't. I struggle with auditory processing, and routinely mishear things. If I want to refer to something from an audio message a second time while I'm responding, audio messages are impossible to easily reference. Asynchronous audio messages are awful. Empathy is also understanding that different people have different preferences, often driven by physiological differences. If my friends were dyslexic or blind or struggled to type, I would be open to voice memos for that reason, but they are all very proficient typists. A written document inherently allows you to process it at your own pace. A voice memo cannot do that.
- handfuloflight 2y agoI'm sorry, but did you read what you wrote a response to?
- grues-dinner 2y agoVoice messages are very popular
- soco 2y agoAnd I ignore them like the GP. We seem to manage.
- grues-dinner 2y agoHuh, I didn't mean to submit, I didn't finish the comment. It was supposed to say "...in Asia, and there's a button that transcribes to text for the reader".
- andrewstuart 2y ago>> I literally never want to hear other people's words as voices Radio and podcasts have been successful for hearing peoples voices, but its not for everyone. Not everyone has to do it - I'm thinking that there's a group of people in the world who like talking and they're the people I'm hoping will enjoy it.
- t0mas88 2y agoRadio and podcasts only work with a small group of people who are good at creating that type of content. They either write a good script or have a clear plan (and talent) for unscripted content. That's far different from "Hey it's Bob, ehm, so, yeah about tomorrow, we need a place to grab beers with John and Alex. I was thinking it could be SomePlace at X street. What do you think?" which costs the listener much more time than just reading a text message. But I think this site might be on to something with the voting and all. That should bring out the content that's worth listening to.
- indigodaddy 2y agoI actually think some sort of tts angle would be a better idea
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