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Re:Always Bet on Text (2014) by gmueckl on Wednesday February 17, 2021 @08:51AM (#26166230)
No. A lot of people record voice messages, but they need to be in an environment providing enough privacy. But messengers emphasize text heavily in their UIs - again because of keyboards. Keyboard less touch devices are too novel an innovation compared to when instant messaging was cast into its final form.
Re:Always Bet on Text (2014) by jimbokun on Wednesday February 17, 2021 @09:31AM (#26166635)
> but they need to be in an environment providing enough privacy.

Yet another argument in favor of text.

Re:Always Bet on Text (2014) by gmueckl on Wednesday February 17, 2021 @10:26AM (#26167361)
Just an argument against audio and video. With a stylus instead of a keyboard you can still scribble amd draw naturally. That was my original example.