Hands-down, Calling Is WAY BETTER Than Messaging/Texting BUT WHAT'S GOING ON??? Message threads [regardless of the messaging platform] are getting longer way beyond WHAT I have had with email threads since that time WHEN the email platforms were pioneered by IBM then. And HOW about audio calls? Sadly, it's getting fewer and rare. BUT WHAT explains that downturn❓❓❓We're NOT about to dip our hands to compare prevailing cellular phones ownership across different countries BUT in the United States alone, there is more than 98% ownership WHILE in the rest of the First World, they have almost 100% ownerships across their population. BUT before we get stuck up with that ownership stuff, the question is, WHAT's the percentage of mobile phone owners WHO prefer messaging instead of audio calls❓❓❓ NOT to our surprise, almost all surveys from most countries both from first world and the third world point to a solid majority [68% in fact] WHO prefer messaging [either in text, SMS or even via other messaging platforms, e.g. Messenger, WhatsApp, Telegram, etc] over audio calls. BUT WHY? Obviously, there are multiple factors tilting the numbers in favor of messaging BUT topping that long list of reasons is the huge upside of messaging over audio calls💥💥💥 Very obviously, since messaging is an asynchronous communication, messages can be sent and replied on at a time most convenient to the concerned person[s]. Besides the 'timing' factor being intrusive for audio calls, messaging gives us all that luxury of time to think and even prepare and finalize the very content of our messages before sending it. With that, there will be very little OR low pressure WHEN was is in the midst of preparing the message. WHEREAS bloppers and blunders happen more often during audio calls😡😡😡 Our takeaway: Even as there are no hard rules WHETHER we should be messaging OR calling, throughout the years, I always pushed that we should pick up the phone IF: - IF the content is serious and/or intense enough
- IF there is a sense of urgency in the message[s]
- IF it will likely require more than just one retort
- IF imparting a message will need more than just one short, crisp one-liner
And WHEN is messaging the way to go?- WHEN it's SMS [short messaging] at that
- WHEN it's likely a one-way update OR alert
Otherwise, hands-down, calling is WAY BETTER than messaging/texting [UNLESS circumstances portend that messaging is the way to go😊😊😊
BTW, how many couples have parted ways [for good] because all exchanges were limited messages???
