Text Messaging Is Broken
I just recently started regularly text messaging. It is a very convenient form of communication as it allows for virtually quiet, delayed communication. Text messaging doesn’t include the people around you in the conversation and allows for the recipient to wait to read and/or reply to the message until it is convenient for him/her. Well, in theory at least that second point is true. I’ve noticed for a while now that most people respond to text messages as soon as they receive them. This didn’t make sense to me up until recently; I always thought that the whole point was you can wait to act on a text message. That clearly doesn’t work with a phone call, and if you are going to respond immediately why not use the quicker, more effective method of communication: talking? So, why do people often respond to text messages immediately? I think it’s because text messaging is fundamentally broken and has been since it’s invention. more
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