• Fades@lemmy.world
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    1 year ago

    That’s true but there’s some erasure here; for example I have always been an anxious person and thus I will do everything possible to avoid calling on the phone.

    It’s not just about “this is how it is now”, which… it isn’t anyway, many many many people and businesses fully rely on phone calls. Yes it is absolutely easier and faster to text than to call I completely agree, it’s just not entirely about time.

    I’d further say that this meme is also not about time and ease but social pressures (hence the title, “nonverbal communication” and the persons clear uncomfortableness with just the thought of committing to a phone conversation

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      1 year ago

      easier and faster to text than to call

      This is an interesting perspective to me. I use text/email if it’s not time sensitive, or a call if I need to communicate quickly or what I’m trying to communicate is complicated, because I absolutely can speak faster than I can type on my phone.

      Sometimes I split the difference and walk to my computer so I can use a keyboard if it’s a lot to type, but also not time sensitive.