OT: Re: Younger generations preferring social media(esque) interactions.

Wed Mar 24 15:43:56 UTC 2021

On 3/24/21 17:31, Tom Beecher wrote:

>  Real time can be helpful when needed, but when it is not, it feels to 
> me like it becomes significant noise, and often times impossible to 
> track what conversations are when (and when they were.).

I agree with this when it comes to messaging apps.

I made the conscious decision not to be beholden to these messaging 
apps. I'll get to it, when I get to it.

Time is very precious; if you feel something is urgent, call. Sending me 
a text and getting cross because I didn't reply in 60 seconds just falls 
on deaf ears. As you say, time is our main asset.

Not to sound aloof, but unless it's time-sensitive and I happen to be on 
app when the message comes in, I'll generally reply after a day, 
sometimes a week. I've setup my phones not to illuminate, vibrate or 
chime when messages or other such things come in. Phone calls being the 
only exception.

It has allowed me to slow down, and make better use of my limited time 
(mostly drinking wine, but you get the idea).

Which is why, for me, replicas of a NOG on Telegram or Signal just 
doesn't work - it's too real-time for me. I check e-mail more regularly 
(on my laptop) than I check my phones.

Mark.