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0 pointszahlman8mo ago0 comments

Telephone calls allow for near-instantaneous communication using voice while letters can (and could) take days to arrive and rely on writing. There is no comparison with using a computer vs. a cell phone to send messages over the Internet. It's even generally using all the same network protocols.

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anonymars8mo ago

> There is no comparison with using a computer vs. a cell phone to send messages over the Internet.

"Communicate outside the home" is a pretty vast difference

> It's even generally using all the same network protocols.

This whole thread was about proprietary iMessage

zahlmanOP8mo ago

> "Communicate outside the home" is a pretty vast difference

It's genuinely baffling to me that people actually see things this way. When there is a social reason to be outside the house, I take that as a reason not to be staring at a glowing rectangle.

Dessesaf8mo ago

Ok, and what about the overwhelming majority of reasons to be outside the house, which are not social reasons?

It's a bit silly to abandon all contact with the world just because you have to wait for the doctor, go grocery shopping, sit in the train, etc.

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