-=> Doug Cooper wrote to Daniel <=-

 DC> Daniel,

 Da> You know, I find it really difficult to keep contact with my friends.
 Da> They're hard to have a sustained conversation with on text message and
 Da> forget the notion of talking on the phone. I have one friend who'll call
 Da> to talk for any period of time. The rest, nah.
 Da>
 Da> It was like that before, but the lockdown made it worse.

 DC> I discovered that owning my own business.  People use text as a form of
 DC> ToDo list.  I would get random texts as late as midnight on weekend,
 DC> with clients making requests.  that I used to think I had to reply to
 DC> right away.  Most requests or concerns required a phone conversation
 DC> for clarity and or explanation.  They would refuse to talk on the phone
 DC> and I'd spend hours scripting a carefully worded email.  My friends,
 DC> same way.  They'll send a brief text or facebook message, but it's a
 DC> short conversation that fizzles out due to lack of substance.  I've
 DC> really enjoyed the Marco Polo Ap for smart phones ... it's allowed each
 DC> friend/family member to actually speak and reply to questions.  For the
 DC> current circumstances, it's been the only format I've found that has
 DC> allowed me to stay connected to those I'd normally see. You download
 DC> the ap and invite them .. then text and call them until they download
 DC> it (takes persistance lol) but once they do, it becomes viral.  It's
 DC> like text, but you have to do so via video.  Friends and family can
 DC> reply with a video only, when they have time (or look presentable) to
 DC> so.  It's replaced any other form of communication other then the
 DC> telephone I choose to reply to.  If I get a messanger or text, I tell
 DC> them to marco polo me, and don't answer their questions.

Yeah smartphones. I transitioned from a cell to satellite phone over two years
ago. I sms/mms with a mobile PDA called 'Gemini.'

If someone wants to reach me by voice they have my landline. This seems to have
been a major success with this lockdown adn work from home (which is now
permanent with my agency).

Daniel Traechin

... Visit me at gopher://gcpp.world
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