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How is the phone any different to txt in this regard? Both use the same channel and txt has the advantage that it's less invasive. Txt/bbm/iMessage etc are all
by hnriot 13y ago
How is the phone any different to txt in this regard? Both use the same channel and txt has the advantage that it's less invasive.
Txt/bbm/iMessage etc are all much better options than calling someone. For me and most of my friends the phone is the last resort, I hate talking on the phone.
- lazyjones 13y ago> How is the phone any different to txt in this regard? The phone is immediate, you can talk to someone now if they are available at all. Texting is asynchronous and people cannot tell from the notification sound whether it's urgent or not and may choose to ignore messages for a while. > For me and most of my friends the phone is the last resort, I hate talking on the phone. I guess you must be texting too much. Old people like me, while hating the phone too, despise texting with its cumbersome, slow input and frequently unimportant use cases. If people would stick to text for important stuff only, it might be more useful. But they don't, so it isn't. The same goes for IM, it's just a distraction channel.