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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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
, 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.
Wow!! It makes so much sense you studied with @CornelWest! I’m convinced all the greats know each other 
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Must confess that at the time, I was more a star-struck fan than a fully present student, more preoccupied with my own personal-life problems than the proverbial classroom. But these days I refer back to, and reflect on, his example quite often.Merci. Twitter en tiendra compte pour améliorer votre fil. SupprimerSupprimer
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