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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.
by 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 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?