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   -=> 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   
      
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