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Phone Calls vs. Text Messages
Landlines, awkward phone calls, and busy signals vs. texts, emojis, and read receipts. 😂 Who had it better? GEN X or Gen Alpha?
☎️ Remember calling your friend and having to talk to their parents first? Or getting a busy signal when you finally worked up the courage to call your crush?
In Episode 7 of GEN X/A, Dad and Son compare the world of landlines, answering machines, and awkward phone conversations with today's texts, group chats, emojis, and read receipts.
From memorizing phone numbers to leaving someone on read, communication has changed a LOT in 40 years. But has it actually gotten…
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