Has texting entirely taken the place of a nice voice to voice conversation, now?

I just got off the phone biotching with a friend about this and she completely understood and agreed that texting on these itsy machines is abuse of the older and/or feebler.

My DD and Family don't answer their land line anymore and they just texy with everyone on their cells. DD answers her cell, if I'm lucky enough, that, she has it on!!

I love some of the changes that have happened....I finally got a microwave and a PC, without which, I could not survive, but texting is something I could do without, completely and forever and never miss it.

I guess I'll have to get one with a BIG screen, with big buttons and big letters, now, just so I can join back into the human race. I sure can't text on this itsy piece of crap I have (which DD got me, BTW).

Am I the only arcaic holdout on this tiresome, crude and rude change in communication? I Hate It!!!!!