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Originally Posted by STeeLy
I feel texting, emailing, etc... loses a bit of a personal touch and you can never quite see how the other person is actually saying it.
At least a phone call you can hear their voice and maybe detects hints or sarcasm or frustration or what have you. I can't quite do that with a text.
Technology is convenient, but it's taking away from face-to-face interpersonal connection that we have. All the kids taking the bus are texting away, with their headphones plugged into something or playing on a DS or PSP or what not. I miss the days where I'd be able to meet people riding the bus
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I hate this argument simply because if people were truly concerned with that "personal touch" they'd all be using the video calling that the all the new smartphones now feature (be it iPhone, Android, or Windows). Considering how much of communication is non-verbal, technology like that would clearly enhance the experience.
The concept that a phone call is better and more personal is simply a factor of people being more used to the existing technology and refusing to adapt when the new technology is clearly better is lots of circumstances. If I want to spontaneously plan a wing night one day it's a hell of a lot easier to mass text 10 people than make 10 individual calls where half of them are the other person saying "Maybe, let me check my schedule and call you back".
I think the OP's point is that you don't have to be like those 16-year old kids that text non-stop. Only that the technology is there, is readily available on any modern phone, so why not use it when it's logical as opposed to making some stand and outright ignoring it?