> The problem is the medium.
The problem is synchronous communication. The problem is the telephone. I hate telephones.
> I’m told that, in 1993, 2.5 million people in the UK had “telephone phobia”. That’s over 4%, similar to rates of arachnophobia. This is not unusual, and I’d bet rates are higher now. Everyone hates telephones.
> ...Asynchronous textual communication is how everyone communicates remotely now. It’s here to stay. Killing the telephone is a big market.
I don't hate telephones. I do however hate the implied (and quite arrogant) call to action in that post "I hate telephones and like chat, so we all should get rid of them and exclusively communicate via chat"
> The problem is the medium. The problem is synchronous communication. The problem is the telephone. I hate telephones.
> I’m told that, in 1993, 2.5 million people in the UK had “telephone phobia”. That’s over 4%, similar to rates of arachnophobia. This is not unusual, and I’d bet rates are higher now. Everyone hates telephones.
> ...Asynchronous textual communication is how everyone communicates remotely now. It’s here to stay. Killing the telephone is a big market.
I don't hate telephones. I do however hate the implied (and quite arrogant) call to action in that post "I hate telephones and like chat, so we all should get rid of them and exclusively communicate via chat"