> I get why people send voice messages: it saves their time, allowing them to record their voice while doing other things.
This is true, it does save their time, at the expense of my time. Now I have to spend two minutes listening to your pauses while trying to collect your thoughts, rather than spend 15 seconds reading the final thing. I also need to make sure I'm in an environment where it's socially acceptable to listen (ie when I'm alone, or have headphones in), so it's much more of a burden to the recipient.
This is true, it does save their time, at the expense of my time. Now I have to spend two minutes listening to your pauses while trying to collect your thoughts, rather than spend 15 seconds reading the final thing. I also need to make sure I'm in an environment where it's socially acceptable to listen (ie when I'm alone, or have headphones in), so it's much more of a burden to the recipient.