[RexBeach]

Heck, I’m still amazed about how radio works!

[RachelFaith]

I’m 25. TOTALLY agree.

I won’t even answer my phone unless it is work related or scheduled.

I am NOT a slave to Pavlov’s Bell.

Text me. I will read it when I feel like it and reply when I feel like it. And I don’t have to put on a happy “Hi ya” voice either.

SMS rulz 1

[Maelstorm]

While reading this I can accept that some among the young people in the “facebook twitter set” don’t like unexpected calls but I don’t see that as a prevailing sentiment. I’ve not seen any pervasive evidence of it. My daughter likes to text but that is more so to save on calls because she has unlimited text but limited calling during the day.

I do have a pet peeve. I don’t like being called by “Unknown numbers”. If I can’t take a call or don’t want to I just don’t answer. Caller id and voice mail are wonderful things.

[earlJam]

These days, phone calls are “out” and texting is “in,” which can create another area of tension between parents and their 18 to 34 year old millennial offspring, according to the Washington Post.

(I could not disagree more.

Texting has given me a way to STAY IN TOUCH with my kids and RELIEVED tension. It is a great "in between" way of communicating.

[J Edgar]

I’m old enough to collect SS, and I like the idea, and agree with the sentiments.

[Pessimist]

I can understand what they mean. In business it’s 99% email nowadays.

It actually does tick me off sometimes when someone calls because it’s a higher priority interruption.

Not saying I think this is good. Just saying this is the way it’s become.

And no, I don’t think it’s necessarily more productive.

[ansel12]

It must be tough to fall in love with someone in a long distance relationship that refuses phone calls and wants you to text for 4 hours.

[Nepeta]

While baby boomers are still the driving force that controls America’s cultural and spending habits, when it comes to preferred methods of communication, they are pathetically out of the loop.

I'm an older boomer. I find the phone very intrusive unless I am expecting a call or if there is a real need to reach me quickly.

Sometimes I come home to 4 messages from people wanting to sell me funerals, mortgages (the house is paid for), replacement windows, debt consolidation (I have no debt), and all manner of similar nuisance calls.

[stuartcr]

“Gear up” for a phone call???

[davius]

I have never been a slave to the telephone. If it rings and it is convenient to answer I will do so. If it is not convenient, I won’t. I agree with the idea that some remote party has decided on a time to interrupt me with no regard to my situation or needs. If the phone rings too frequently and someone is around who experiences “answer anxiety”, then I turn on the Do Not Disturb button. Texting may be the preferred means of communication to the new generation but to me it is the electronic equivalent of small talk. I don’t do it in person, I am not going to pay someone for the privilege of doing so virtually. I guess I’m just getting in touch with my inner, cantankerous, old fart.

[Windflier]

"These days, phone calls are “out” and texting is “in,” which can create another area of tension between parents and their 18 to 34 year old millennial offspring..."

I have a right to communicate, or to not communicate, in any form I wish. My wife loves texting, but I loathe it. If someone wants to communicate with me, they can pick up a phone and call me, or send me an email.

My dad is 80, and although he's had a computer since they were first available, he doesn't like communicating via email. I respect that, so I pick up the phone and call him when I want to talk, or I send him a letter.

Dad doesn't like cell phones, either. He's got one, but he only carries it for emergency use. He won't even give out the number. Heck, he's so old school that he refuses to keep an answering machine on his home phone.

[WKB]

I miss the days of 6 party line phones and hearing everybody’s ring. One ringee dingee two ringee dingee

[paulycy]

“Answering a phone call requires a certain amount of psychological energy, because there’s something confrontational about someone calling you. You have to gear up for it.”

I'm 52 and have always felt this way. Texting is much better than the phone.

Quick, clear, effective.