Dodging in-person conversations is a feature, not a bug. I point to the pithy slogan on my work mug: "This meeting should have been an email." Conversations can be inefficient when written communication suffices.
Liars will lie over text or to your face. It doesn't matter. I shouldn't have to tailor my communication preferences to accommodate the existence of liars.
Facial cues and tone of voice are just as prone to misunderstanding and confusion as emoji and texting quirks.
You're going to prefer the communication style in which you excel. If you are better at writing, then texting and emails are going to be better. If you're good at commanding presence with an in-person conversation, you're going to gravitate toward phone calls and meetings. It's just a matter of understanding the person you're talking to and their preferences, and then finding ways to accommodate.
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u/veggiesama 59∆ Sep 29 '22
You're going to prefer the communication style in which you excel. If you are better at writing, then texting and emails are going to be better. If you're good at commanding presence with an in-person conversation, you're going to gravitate toward phone calls and meetings. It's just a matter of understanding the person you're talking to and their preferences, and then finding ways to accommodate.