What also comes to mind is the experience of punctuation of thoughts that is offered by a voice note— depending on the platform, anyway. Have you ever opened an app to see a long scrollable list of voice notes of varying lengths left from a person in one sitting? That to me makes the medium a sorta in between place between in person conversations versus written word. The lengths also tell a story, the way we can unfocus our eyes on a letter to see the presentation of thoughts in its short and long paragraphs.
5 seconds, “Hey just wanted to say I miss you.” 30 seconds, they tell me what they’re seeing right now, the neighbor’s dog is out. 2 minutes 21 seconds, there is an update on that conversation they finally had with their partner. 36 seconds, an assurance that it’s totally fine for me to take my time listening. And so on.
Ahhhh highly relatable.
What also comes to mind is the experience of punctuation of thoughts that is offered by a voice note— depending on the platform, anyway. Have you ever opened an app to see a long scrollable list of voice notes of varying lengths left from a person in one sitting? That to me makes the medium a sorta in between place between in person conversations versus written word. The lengths also tell a story, the way we can unfocus our eyes on a letter to see the presentation of thoughts in its short and long paragraphs.
5 seconds, “Hey just wanted to say I miss you.” 30 seconds, they tell me what they’re seeing right now, the neighbor’s dog is out. 2 minutes 21 seconds, there is an update on that conversation they finally had with their partner. 36 seconds, an assurance that it’s totally fine for me to take my time listening. And so on.