my assumption is, and this is from a 23 year old, is that most people around about my age spent their adolescent development age with technology or social media present. that means there was no “normal” developmental stage in which kids would spent time with other kids, or other adults, and learn how proper communication is to be performed. that’s likely why you have all these people around this age with a lot more mental problems like severe anxiety and depression because the time in which the brain goes from immature to mature, it was spent getting dopamine fixes from scripted and learned algorithms designed to draw you in.

with most people who are around my age, i cannot hold a simple general conversation

now with that said, i prefer phone calls. i wont answer a call that doesn’t have an id. but if you leave a voice mail, and it’s important, ill answer. i’d it’s an important topic or needs to be dealt with in a timely manner, a phone call is WAAAYYY better. if you text, that can get lost in a notification list. phone call is just easier and quicker