Aunty Acid by Ged Backland for June 15, 2020

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    sergioandrade Premium Member over 4 years ago

    I’m an old dude and I don’t know how to text.

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    Say What Now‽ Premium Member over 4 years ago

    Don’t bother texting me, I don’t answer them.

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    blunebottle  over 4 years ago

    I hate texting. Every second text I get has some dumb autocorrect mistake in it that makes the message unintelligible. Also, text cannot convey the nuances of conversation. I tell everyone if you really want to get in touch with me, phone.

    I’m jealous of my neighbour- he never got a personal email, doesn’t own a cell phone or a computer.

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    Airbender  over 4 years ago

    I can see texting for a short message, but some want to hold a conversation that way, despite the fact it would be easier to speak on the phone.

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    Troglodyte  over 4 years ago

    Texting leaves out the “feelings”, Aunty!

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    dflak  over 4 years ago

    I read texts. My fingers are too fat to respond. Also, I have “zombie fingers:” I can tap a control 25 times and it doesn’t register. I have a tough time operating touch pads on point of sales systems.

    However, even though I own one of the cheapest smartphones on the planet, it has excellent voice recognition. I dictate most of my messages.

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    Marvin Premium Member over 4 years ago

    The only callers to your wireless phone, Aunty, are robo callers. They don’t text very often.

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    Marvin Premium Member over 4 years ago

    I often text on my iPad. It has a nice keyboard for an oldster like me.

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    1953Baby  over 4 years ago

    What I’ve really noticed during this time of physical distancing is how little people of my generation use the technology available to us to “keep in touch.” I have a few very close friends who call every week. NOBODY answers the emails I send, nor do any of us text. In past history, there were always bundles of letters and personal journals and notes and such stuff to get a finger n what regular folks felt, but it seems there will be a dearth of such primary sources. Interesting. Perhaps we don’t like social mixing as much as we claim to. . .

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    Michael G.  over 4 years ago

    Hi! This is Michael. My # is 555-328-7448. If you attempt to contact me, I will track you down. You can imagine what might follow when I find you. Have a nice day!

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    aedra6  over 4 years ago

    OH, pleases, I don’t want the spam callers sending me texts either.

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    j.l.farmer  over 4 years ago

    sometimes i would rather have the voicemail than the text. this way i know how the message is suppose to be meant by the tone of their voice.

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    anomalous4  over 4 years ago

    I’m with you, Aunty! I loathe, abhor, despise, detest, & abominate talking on the phone, & if it rings I let it go to voice mail unless the caller is on my contacts list. OTOH, unlimited text is the greatest thing since sliced bread. I hardly ever even email anyone any more; I just text them unless they only have land lines.

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    paranormal  over 4 years ago

    I can say in one minute what would take me 30 minutes to text.

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    Peam Premium Member over 4 years ago

    Pretty deaf so can’t hear phone ring unless it’s really loud and then my wife objects – so only reply to texts if they show up on the computer screen via Airdroid. Don’t much like talking on phone either, so Please, Please use email me!!!! (Signed 50+ year email veteran)

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    WCraft Premium Member over 4 years ago

    In all seriousness if a number pops up and I don’t know it, I let it go to voicemail. Scammers don’t leaves messages.

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    Bill The Nuke  over 4 years ago

    Most meetings could be an email, too.

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    andersjg Premium Member over 4 years ago

    Autocomplete is going to totally revamp the lanuge.

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    t_a_80111  over 4 years ago

    Ditto!

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    Dragoncat  over 4 years ago

    My only phone is a land-line, that’s why!

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    wknehans  over 4 years ago

    The hierarchy of getting my attention:

    An in-person visit takes priority over a phone call, which takes priority over an email, which takes priority over a text. Send me a text and you likely won’t get a response because I’m busy with more pressing matters.

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