Quote Originally Posted by CoccoBill View Post
Boomers. I use my phone for everything, except for phone calls. Obviously at home my pc is the primary device, but when on the move. I wouldn't watch a movie on it at home, but I've watched several when traveling.
I was born in '68, boomers were '45 to '65 afaik. Not sure what my generation is called. I would go with the cool kids myself, but maybe that's just me.

Watching a movie on a phone is torture imo. I'd rather stare out the window of a train than do that.




Quote Originally Posted by CoccoBill View Post
Phone calls are the last resort. The levels of aggression when seeking someone's attention go like this:

1. Email. Please respond when you have the time. Tomorrow or the day after are fine too.
2. IM. Please respond asap. I can wait a couple hours.
3. Phone call. Respond NOW. Drop everything you're doing, I'm your priority.

There's something to this, but at the same time the phone is just a much more efficient way of communicating. You can get tone of voice, immediate feedback and clarification etc.. It's also more personal.

And, a text or email can be just as annoying as phone call, even more if they come over and over with the same thing. Ask any of the students I have who email me, then email me again an hour later because I haven't responded yet. Tbf, they'd be even more annoying if they were phoning me over and over too, but they never seem to cross that boundary.