"Text her," I say. "The reponse rate is better."
He shakes his head. "My thumbs are too slow. Imagine if a new invention were announced today. A social networking tool that lets you connect instantly with someone far away. Faster and less awkward than using your thumbs. All you have to do is speak into it. You can hear a person's actual voice! The telephone," he says,"was invented a century too early."
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I wonder whether the preference for text exists because when you text someone, you don't have to pretend you're actually listening to them when they respond?....
Excellent point, Rob. And did you see review of Sherry Turkles new book yesterday? She says kids prefer text over phone b/c a phone convo is “almost always too prying, it takes too long, and it is impossible to say ‘good-bye.’ "
http://www.nytimes.com/2011/02/22/books/22book.html?_r=1&scp=1&sq=less%20talking%20more%20text&st=cse
I'll check it out. Who knew all our kids were going to become control freaks? (I wonder from whom they inherited that......)
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