<p>Maybe the increase from '09 to now has more to do with the proliferation of smart phones and other devices that make texting a lot easier than it was a few years ago. Notice that full words have returned to our lexicon?</p>
<p>Also - why do people think using technology a lot is a teen phenomenon? I’d say hardly anyone under 40 listens to voicemail anymore. It’s just such a hassle to punch all those numbers and wait and listen just to hear someone say “call me” - something you could have figured out when their number popped up.</p>
<p>Texting is quick, quiet, and able to be handled when one is ready to handle it. </p>
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<p>And your parents probably wished the phone had never been invented and that people should write letters. Times change and, frankly, I think you’re being selfish demanding that people interrupt what they’re doing with a loud ring to address you.</p>