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Right? 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 neve

Right? 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
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iknowstuff 2y ago
I think some data about how much usage the feature gets would be more helpful here than simple I do/don’t comments.
handfuloflight 2y ago
It'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 ago
  Or that dictation software exists…
- briandear 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 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 ago
  Sure. 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 ago
    I'm sorry, but did you read what you wrote a response to?
grues-dinner 2y ago
Voice messages are very popular
- soco 2y ago
  And I ignore them like the GP. We seem to manage.
  - grues-dinner 2y ago
    Huh, 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".

monkeywork 2y ago

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iknowstuff 2y ago

I think some data about how much usage the feature gets would be more helpful here than simple I do/don’t comments.

handfuloflight 2y ago

It'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 ago
Or that dictation software exists…
briandear 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 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 ago
Sure. 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 ago
  I'm sorry, but did you read what you wrote a response to?

grues-dinner 2y ago

Voice messages are very popular

soco 2y ago
And I ignore them like the GP. We seem to manage.
- grues-dinner 2y ago
  Huh, 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".