WhatsApp?

One evening, four friends from a WhatsApp group met in person and quickly realized they didn’t have much new to tell each other they already knew everything from all the messages they sent. So they came up with an idea: for seven days, no one would send any messages, so they’d have more to talk about at their next meeting. It was going to be a real challenge, since they usually messaged each other constantly. The first day went well no one sent anything all day. But by evening, one friend realized they hadn’t agreed on the time and place for next week, and before he knew it, he’d sent a message:

Where and what time do we meet next week?

Within a minute, another replied:

We clearly agreed not to send any messages!

Right after, a third chimed in:

Ha ha, you two are dumb. You both already sent messages? Ha ha.

Seconds later, a fourth message appeared:

I’m the only one who didn’t send a message!, concluded the fourth friend.

Food for thought:

If you made such an agreement with your friends, would you manage to stick to it? And if you did, would you have more to tell each other or less, because you missed their experiences? Is chatting on WhatsApp the same as enjoying a real face-to-face conversation?