Stop Sending Audio Messages
Summary
A straphanger has a controversial take: stop sending audio messages. Kareem immediately disagrees, arguing it's much easier to send a voice note than type everything out. The rider isn't having it, complaining about having to "listen to a podcast about your day" instead of just reading a quick text. Kareem diagnoses the real issue: "I think the problem is you're not African or Arab." He's right. The rider admits they hate the rambling nature of voice messages, all the "ums" and "I'm just coming out of this coffee shop" commentary. Kareem teases that the rider just doesn't want to listen to other people. The accusation stings. The rider insists they want to talk back, to participate. Kareem offers to add them to his family's WhatsApp group, warning they'll just get laugh reacts to their texts while everyone else sends play buttons.
Full Transcript
So what's your take? Stop sending audio messages. 100% disagree.
What are you talking about? I don't want to listen to a podcast about your day. Then I have to read the message instead of just listen to it. It's much easier to look at something, get all the information, then have to relisten, relisten.
I think the problem is you're not African or Arab. Is that the issue? Yes. Because if you were in a WhatsApp group with a family, there are no texts. It's just play button, play button, play button. And it's just like the issue, the isue, the issues are not Arab. I don't like the the rambling on it. It's always like, "Yeah, I'm just coming out of this uh coffee shop."
So you just don't want to waste time listening to other people? Now you're framing it in a way that makes me look like the villain in this scenario. You're great guy. I can tell you're a great guy.
You're a great guy too. You just don't want to listen to what others have to say. I I want to talk back. I want to participate.
Okay, look. I'm going to invite you to my family's WhatsApp. You're just going to get a lot of Scott laugh reacts to your audio message. That's fine as long as you're participating in the group chat.