I realize this makes me sound very old. I am a very curious person and want to continously develop and adapt.

Some trends might not be improvements, but some might be.

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      Counterpoint: the only people who do that in my sphere are kids calling their helicopter parents on smart watches that already have gps ok them, or old folks who aren’t that comfortable typing or don’t care that others around them may not want to listen to them dictate a message.

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        An asynchronous phone call I don’t have to bother about right away. So with all negativities about voice messages, at least they’re better than a phone call 👍

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          I mean, they serve a purpose and I’m sure sight impaired people use it well…but I live in a country where in speak the language as a second, learning it lateer in life than is useful and goddamn if I don’t prefer texts I can clarify with a translation app.

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      Ask chat gpt these types of questions. It’s usually pretty good with that.