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Old May 19, 2020, 08:55 PM
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Originally Posted by DechanDawa View Post
I have been noticing people seem to be using texting more and more.

I have to confess I don't even have a smartphone. I still have a landline, and a flip phone.

I am someone who doesn't like the distancing of technology. I would rather be offline.
You are right that people text more.

Yeah I hear you about technology distancing. That’s why I don’t like social media much because I feel like it’s indirect communication and it’s more distant.

I’d much rather people contacted me directly regardless if it’s text or call. Not having smart phone might explain why you think Facebook is more visual than using texting. We send pictures all the time via texts or we share access to google photo albums etc so I don’t feel like it’s less visual than Facebook. You might be more on computer than on the phone then if you do social media but don’t use smart phone. I think people are more on the phone than other devices for convenience.

It’s hard to be offline nowadays because of how life is so crazy. People are busy and live far from each other and commute long, it’s hard to not be connected.

It’s hard not to be on social media too . People look at me funny that I am not on Facebook. But I feel I am already too much online without being on Facebook. The way you resist getting a smart phone and texting I resist Facebook hahah