How do text messages make you feel existential? I start thinking about exactly that: how people can edit a thought before sending it out to the world. They can make themselves seem more well spoken than they are, or funnier, smarter. I start thinking that no one in the world is who they say the are, then my mind goes to how I also edit myself, not just online but in real life, except for those rare instances like right now where I'm ranting- even though that's a lie because I've had this train of thought before and damned if I didn't tweak it in my head a few times to make it sound better- and then my mind starts racing so furiously I can't control my thoughts, and I start thinking about robots and wondering if I'm even a real person. Adi Alsaid
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For a lot of people, texting is a way of communicating with others that is very different from actually speaking to someone in person. When someone communicates with you through texts they often feel a lot more detached. When you text a friend, you can't see them or hear what they are saying. Often feelings and emotions tend to be stronger in writing because of the lack of visual cues and physical contact.

Texting also allows people to get their thoughts out faster and easier than when speaking. In some cases it can express deeper emotions than actual voice communication can.

Source: Never Always Sometimes

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