Why Are You Talking On The Phone?

And right in my face? Clive Thompson notes how retro it is:

Consider: If I suddenly decide I want to dial you up, Ihave no way of knowing whether you're busy, and you have no idea why I'mcalling. We have to open Schrödinger's box every time, having aconversation to figure out whether it's OK to have a conversation. Plus,voice calls are emotionally high-bandwidth, which is why it's so weirdlyexhausting to be interrupted by one. (We apparently find voicemail evenmore excruciating: Studies...