Texting is a lot like an answering machine. If you don't want to talk to somebody, it's like screening your calls. To me, it's a way of communication, but not one that I favor.
Sentiment: NEGATIVE
I see people putting text messages on the phone or computer and I think, 'Why don't you just call?'
Texting is a fundamentally sneaky form of communication, which we should despise, but it is such a boon we don't care. We are all sneaks now.
My husband doesn't text... It's always phone calls. I like that because you hear the voice the old-fashioned way.
Texting is addicting. Once you get emotionally involved with constant outside stimulation assaulting your brain, it is hard to stop looking at your machine every two minutes. Without rapid fire words appearing on a screen, you feel bored, not part of the action.
What I'm seeing is a generation that says consistently, 'I would rather text than make a telephone call.' Why? It's less risky. I can just get the information out there. I don't have to get all involved; it's more efficient. I would rather text than see somebody face to face.
In the hands of a passive-aggressive person who wants to abdicate responsibility for things, texting is a great tool. You can really go nuts.
I don't take part in texting and those other things myself, so I don't really know if people put as much thought into messaging as they used to into writing letters.
I text a lot people, because it's how I stay connected with all my family and friends when I'm on set and traveling.
I am always texting!
Texting is a supremely secretive medium of communication - it's like passing a note - and this means we should be very careful what we use it for.