Put another check in the idiocracy column
If telecommunications had been invented after texting technology, no one would ever text. Imagine, you only type 7-10 digits, and get a real human being on the other end. And, you actually understand them by hearing emotion in their voice. It may only take a few minutes to complete a "conversation" for what used to take a half hour or so, or all evening even. Gee, what a novel idea, Alexander Graham Bell is rolling over in his grave.
People are turning into weenies. Everything and everyone is passive aggressive. Break up with your girlfriend with a text. Kids can't even spell these days. Does a full grown man really want to try and type on a tiny, little keyboard to tell his wife he will be working late? I guess if he's having an affair that would be optimal. The human race is digressing. Idiocracy at it's best.