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.
Sentiment: NEGATIVE
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.
Texting is very loose in its structure. No one thinks about capital letters or punctuation when one texts, but then again, do you think about those things when you talk?
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.
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.
No texting. What happens then? Good old-fashioned letters.
I've always thought of writing as sort of active communication.
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.
Text messaging is just the most recent focus of people's anxiety; what people are really worried about is a new generation gaining control of what they see as their language.
People who text a lot are not my favorite thing.
I do use texting as a great way to communicate quickly, but I don't Twitter or anything.