Venkatesh Rao@vgrPoll: what is your stance on making or receiving non-emergency voice calls outside of immediate family?Love them16.4%Ok if scheduled34.7%Hate. Use email/txt40.5%Other: @ specify8.4%274 votes·Final results3:07 AM · Mar 14, 20164 Retweets1 Like
Arun Shroff@arunshroff·Mar 16, 2016Replying to @vgr@vgr I call it the paradox of modern communications :Quote TweetArun Shroff@arunshroff·Mar 16, 2016The paradox of modern communication: The more ways we have of connecting with someone, the harder it is to actually make a connection!1
Venkatesh Rao@vgr·Mar 16, 2016Replying to @arunshroff@arunshroff I think that's untrue. What we actually realize is how little we actually care about connection.1
Akshay Shah@aushah·Mar 14, 2016Replying to @vgr@vgr Scheduled preferred. Sometimes it's just easier+faster to discuss via voice than over text (with lots of back-and-forth).2
Jeremy Zilar@jeremyzilar·Mar 14, 2016Replying to @vgr@vgr sometimes most of the time no, but occasionally it is a nice surprise to pause and connect with someone2
parody catlike intelligence @cathodion·Mar 14, 2016Replying to @vgr@vgr if in the course of the text conversation something requires escalation1
Travis Northcutt@tnorthcutt·Mar 14, 2016Replying to @vgr@vgr business: schedule or GTFO. Friends: love it.1
Chenoe Hart@chenoehart·Mar 15, 2016Replying to @vgr@vgr some other ways of looking at issue: wonder how much of reduced popularity of phone calls is due to lower voice quality on cell phones?
Chenoe Hart@chenoehart·Mar 15, 2016Replying to @vgr@vgr another challenge: successful phone conversation experience may require not just one, but both parties to like speaking on the phone.1
Arun Shroff@arunshroff·Mar 16, 2016Replying to @vgr@vgr A quick voice call can oft resolve stuff that can take 20 texts/SMSs back & forth. Voice has 100x the bndwidth. Emojis are a poor sub:)