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To be clear, I love talking on the phone or in person with people. But I really hate voice messages. It feels like a chore to listen to them. I'm honestly no

• mkesper 12y ago
  Communication by voice needs a counterpart. And it is done live.
  • e12e 12y ago
    It's not that simple. Radio works fine. I think voice messages are a horrible match for the phone system for some reason -- maybe because we're conditioned to talking to a hand-set means synchronous communication. Maybe it'd be an intersting experiment to have a group of people go into one of two booths -- one with a smart phone/hand set -- one rigged like a recording studio -- and ask them to record an imaginary message to "... eg: a family member" -- and see how/if the messages differed? Also see my comment up-thread about snail mail and cassette tapes.