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Re:Interface Ideas for Chat Apps by gffrd on Friday December 02, 2022 @05:52PM (#33838080)
If someone needed your attention, wouldn't they just call you? Or walk in to the kitchen?
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Re:Interface Ideas for Chat Apps by unwind on Saturday December 03, 2022 @04:07AM (#33841990)
They are typically busy occupying our two kids, so chatting (which is more or less constantly on-going) is way more practical and faster.

Writing "COME NOW!" takes two-three seconds, calling is nowhere near that.

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Re:Interface Ideas for Chat Apps by TeMPOraL on Sunday December 04, 2022 @07:43PM (#33859868)
Can confirm. In particular, when lulling a child to sleep, an IM sent from a phone is about the only way of communicating that won't wake the kid up.
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