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Anyone else hate talking on the phone as much as I do? (lemy.lol)
submitted 2 months ago by [email protected] to c/[email protected]
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I don't stutter or fuck up my speech over a text.

cross-posted from: https://lemy.lol/post/30077456

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[–] [email protected] 3 points 1 month ago

I still cant get any of my friends to realize that talking on the phone is LITERAL FUCKING HELL.

I can't hear you cause I'm deaf, I can't understand you cause I can't see you, and I don't know how to respond socially cause your not right in front of me. Also, just because I have a phone absolutely does not mean you get to hijack my time whenever you want, only I get to do that.

If you want something, just text. I'll respond (maybe) when I can actually think of a response.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 2 months ago

I will literally let my life collapse around me before I make a phone call

[–] [email protected] 1 points 2 months ago

I'm all about using the right medium and besides the social awkwardness phone calls are usually a pretty bad medium for information transfer. They are prone to miscommunication and since they are ephemeral a lot of memory related issues after the fact.

Text on the other hand: nice paper trail, easily searchable if you forget, no accent/interference based miscommunication, less constant attention required...Just better overall most of the time.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 2 months ago* (last edited 2 months ago)

YES I hate phone calls SO MUCH. If I had a nickel for every opportunity I missed out on because I had to make a phone call and I just froze up ... well I wouldn't be a millionaire but I'd probably have like $69 extra.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 2 months ago (1 children)

To me calling someone seems rude, because the caller demands immediate time from the callee and interrupt them in what they are doing, even if it is only about forcing them to make the decision of picking up, or ignoring the call.

While texting lets the receiver chose when they want to read their message just like the sender when they want to send it. Receivers can still read the message whenever they have some time without missing anything.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 2 months ago

I agree. My worst issue at work is being in the middle of something when the phone rings because somebody has a question and doesn't know how to use google.

Then I'm thrown off of whatever it was I was doing for like 15 minutes after the phone rings. I can't ever seem to just get back into it. Often once I do the phone rings immediately and I have to start over. It's infuriating.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 2 months ago

I hate answering calls. I lost my concentration when doing something.