Comment Re:efficient asynchronous communication (Score 1) 373
I wish I had mod points to vote this up!
femion precisely hits the problem with texting. It isn't asynchronous. People will be out at a cafe, in a restaurant, or having dinner and THE INSTANT that text message comes in, the recipient will read it and respond. Right then. Now. They'll happily break the conversation and ignore people they're actually with.
"Old folks" complain because this behavior carries over into the workplace. Texting is a huge distraction.