Gen Xer here with a sincere question. Why do most people these days no longer want to schedule time to talk on the phone? Why prefer text – using only 2 thumbs to type, taking 10 times longer to communicate, and losing all nuance from intonation – even for 1-on-1 conversations?
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Same here, Lauren
, and agreed.
Maybe this is wrong or just weird, but I like that in phone conversations, the voice can express a mood that differs from the one implied by the content of the words.
Totally not wrong or weird! I’ve had many text convos go awry bc of misinterpretation and that could have been avoided with a quick call 
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Yes. This reminds me of one of the best lessons I learned from the chance to study with Cornel West: how to say "mhmm." He had like 10 different ways of saying it The most revelatory one for me was when he'd say "mhmm" but in a deeply questioning, almost skeptical sort of way
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Wow!! It makes so much sense you studied with
@CornelWest! I’m convinced all the greats know each other
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