Cell Obsessed Celebs: When to Text vs. Talk

Published on Monday, October 04 2010

Written by Wes Ferguson

The actress is one of many text obsessed celebs who openly admit they let their fingers do the talking!

Recently a non-technical person asked me why people text when they can "just pick up the damn phone and have a conversation."

Sending a typed message IS a conversation, like duh. Whether in a rush or lacking privacy, texting vs. talking has many advantages.

 

Here's why the stars type it out:

* Vocal rest: If you're sick or otherwise orally occupied (like eating, dirty perv) you can still communicate. Celine Dion famously refuses to speak during days she's performing.

* Ability to edit: When the words leave your mouth, you can't take it back. If you change your mind after you type, you can edit or delete the message.

* Speed: Get the point across faster thanks to a character limit.

* Emotion: An ideal way to hide your emotions, good or bad.

* Convenience:  Send whenever you want, reply at your leisure.

* Memory:  Texts can be saved and re-read to refresh the previous conversation.

* Efficient: More cost-efficient than phone calls.

* Avoids confrontation: No need to reply if you don't feel like arguing.

* Silence is golden: As a silent act of communication, it stays between the sender and the recipient -- rather than everybody within earshot.

* Privacy: You have the ability to delete all evidence that anything ever happened (at least on your end).