Yeah...but honestly, why would you feel the need to text? If they cared they'd already know he hit the winner...if they didn't they probably could care less about your text. Just sayin...
It's showing that you all shared the same experience and can talk about it later. I received quite a few texts when the Gators clinched the BCS. The crowd was deafening where I was watching, and I'm sure it was loud wherever they were watching too. Phone calls would be useless. It was great seeing the texts flood in. Just like it was great high-fiving strangers. It's that sense of community, for lack of a better explanation.
I guess I'm just a "be present where you are" kind of guy. I hate it when people text during meals, social gatherings, etc..."HEY...WE'RE OVER HERE!" I can understand texting to celebrate a huge game...but there's no way that would add up to even 1000 texts per month in the craziest conditions. There's more...texting seems to have become an obsession.
Another useful example of text...lets say its "Bob's" bday...instead of calling 60 people, I drop 1 text message to everyone..."The Drake, 11 pm, Saturday night". Done.
Obviously there's times this is useful...I'm not arguing against that. I'm arguing against the need for 10,000+ texts per month. Say you need to send a mass text out to 60 people 8 times per month (two nights per week) and they all respond once, then you respond to half of them with another massive text and those 30 all respond once again...that's still no where close to 14,000 texts per month. 60 x 8 = 480 x 2 (responses) = 960 30 x 8 = 240 x 2 (responses) = 480 Total = 1440 So again, I understand the need for texts here and there - and that to me isn't annoying. What's annoying is the one-liners back and forth to anybody and everybody while the person is incapacitated from doing what they should be doing (eating, driving, school, working, hanging out with the friends that are actually in the room, etc...).
Well I agree with that...there is definitely a limit of where things get ridiculous and texting becomes much more than it needs to be.
Uhh. You do. That still equals over 100 a day. Don't feel bad. I do it about half that, and I'm old! I will say that I never MMS people. I've forwarded at times, but it has been rare. As someone who runs a place, I can see why texts would skyrocket.
I probably accumulate about 60 incoming and 60 outgoing texts per month. Most of them are between my wife and I while I’m at a gig. And most of them are like emails. I can’t make myself text all those text abbreviations like the kids do. I’ll sometimes text a friend if I just have a quick question and don’t want to spend 30 minutes shooting the **** on the phone before getting the answer. That way he can answer on his own time.
I'm in my early 20's and I have never sent a text message before in my life. I think texting is stupid. Call or email if you have something important to say, otherwise it can wait.
I am actually curious how. The most I've ever used in a month is probably 100 and that is during the ACL festival to find my group. I'm in the camp of if you need to talk to someone, call them.
This thread made me look at some past bills and I've sent no more than 200 a month but have received more than 500 per month at some points. The reason is that my sisters and other family members send those annoying forwards and chain messages. I also hate it when people text back simple stuff like OK, LOL, OMG, or anything like that.
So what's the difference between email and texting? It's the same exact thing. Actually you could argue texts are more accessible because most people will have access to a mobile phone at all times, not the internet. As long as your plan covers the costs, I don't see the big difference. We just have to accept it as another mainstream form of communication. I assume in a few years we'll all be sucked into doing it. I don't text, don't wish to text, but the times they are a changin'. Like I said, people made the same arguments about email a long time ago.
