The dreaded ring (by Pedro Arizpe)

Source: https://portsherry.com/comic/the-dreaded-ring/

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To me it feels texting takes longer. Call someone up and it's done in less than a minute. Why write some long ass message?
Most folks don't even bother writing back... Message seen? Best forget about it.
Edit: typo
- Kinda depends, doesn't it?
  Do they need to find the information you need or is it something they can answer off the top of their head?
  Does the phone call include formalities or is it just "Hey I need X" "Here's X" "thanks, see ya!"
  Is this person likely to broach other topics or answer you and move on?
  Each method has its strengths depending on the question
- For me, it's about evidence and accountability.
  
  This so much. Text/email/slack leaves a permanent, searchable record. Synchronous communication is complete garbage and there are very few scenarios where it should be tolerated, much less encouraged.
  Honestly, I'm at the point where if someone insists on calling, I assume they are up to something and are intentionally trying to not go "on the record"
  
  But... Call recording exists
  
  Not on iPhones*.
  
  Iphones are not:
  General-purpose comuters
  Phone
  Device owned by you instead of corporation
  Well-designed
  
  An iPhone is not a phone and not well designed? Apple put the most thought into every detail and generally works generally well. It's very much well designed because it does exactly what the designers want it to do. Yes it doesn't mean it's an ethical device or tinker- or repair-friendly. But "not well designed" just doesn't float.
  
  Apple put the most thought into every detail
  https://youtu.be/44DEgUXREUQ
  It's very much well designed because it does exactly what the designers want it to do.
  You got me. You are entirely correct. They design well exactly because they wanted to design easily breakable(1m of free fall on carpet can break it) and unmaintainable phone.
  
  Sometimes you don't want that :)
- If someone doesn't write back it must not have been that important. I'm pretty much never just going to drop what I'm doing and answer the phone to have a conversation about an unknown topic which will take an unknown amount of time.
- sounds like you're getting ghosted for a reason.

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