Re:I hate telephones
by edflsafoiewq on Saturday November 11, 2017 @02:50PM
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The lack of information in voice is sometimes a boon. If I am annoyed, I can nevertheless always write perfectly politely, but I cannot always keep the annoyance out of my voice.
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I agree. I loathe telephones, I also dislike speaking in public, and to people. None the less, I find the inflection, tone, rate of speech all add to meaningful communication. I hate my own voice, so I dislike speaking, but if I find comfort with whom I am speaking, I find it pleasurable, and perhaps more informative than else. It is the human level of it.
Re:I hate telephones
by reificator on Saturday November 11, 2017 @04:18PM
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Most of the time I'm with you, but it works both ways.
I accidentally started a fight on HN by typing the exact opposite of my views, or at least something that could apparently be interpreted that way. I don't think I would have been misunderstood in the same manner in speech.
In speech your voice determines your tone. In text your reader determines your tone.