Very well written article, @arbitrarykitten. I really enjoyed it. I usually prefer to text, because it allows me to multi-task, but as you said, there can be a lot of misunderstandings. For example, I can't stand the facebook thumbs-up. For some reason, it's a sort of 'yeah,right' to me. That just goes to show it's the silly things that can start an argument. We often assume that the other person means something snide or uncaring, when they don't. It sounds flat because it's a text. I guess....
I love reading your articles, because I often recognize myself in them. It keeps me in check.
Keep it up! ;)