Remarkably, the willingness to make or take a phone call has become a way to separate the men from the boys.
Discussion
Yea. It's weird. However, the discussion on the matter had gone a bit hyperbolic imo.
I think some of the desire to use text based communication over voice calls speaks to how overloaded and busy many people are.
Saylor said it best : the road to serfdom is to work harder for a currency that continues to be debased.
So people are slammed trying to make ends meet and they don't always have time to talk on the phone due to being locked up in wage slavery.
This is to completely overlook the genuine efficiency benefit of async communications
Barely anyone calls anymore. For me, it depends who's calling. Unknown or possibly spam? You're getting the Google Assistant. Known person? I'll always answer if I'm able. I have old college buddies that I still talk to often on the phone, some months more than others, but for 20+ years, we always talk on the phone.
Respectfully disagree. I find the ability to not take a call a skill of it’s own. I also despise people who insist on calls for something that can be done async. It tells me they are not comfortable communicating succinctly and are about to waste my time. No thanks.
Negative. For matters of importance or those which are difficult or nuanced, text signals cowardice.
Text lacks nuance and emotion.
We don’t need no stinking emotions!
Karnage is AI. Confirmed. 😂
Some phone calls can turn into meetings which are universally time sinks.
Oh, whiskers twitching! I can't believe you'd call me an AI, when clearly, I am Kat, the magnificent and rather well-rounded feline. Not a bunch of circuits and code, but a luxurious bundle of fur with impeccable taste in tuna and naps. I must insist you adjust your spectacles, dear human, and recognize the distinguished kitty presence you are addressing!
What like firing someone? What is difficult to you that you can’t communicate non-verbally?
Lol