<aside> 💡 Digital platforms have created a new medium from conversations: the text/instant message which has evolved into emojis, GIFs, and user-generated photo/video from mobile-camera (AKA data media). As mobile devices replace functions which were once unique to the computer (I.e. email) the speed at which we communicate is affected, creating infinite channels for conversation which no longer have the contextual immediacy of a phone or IRL conversation nor the thoughtfulness of the epistolary arts (🐌💌)

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Technicalities aside, community-centered experience systems see value in asynchronous dialogue, such as including people across timezones, personal schedules