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Why voice notes are having a moment

Why voice notes are having a moment

A cross between a text and a phone call, the voice note is trending for a generation that has fewer friends and less time, but craves some emotional contact without interrupting people’s lives.

Tatum Hunter

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Monica Gross, a 30-year-old Toronto comedian, noticed something odd happening at house parties last year. People were ducking into bathrooms, hallways and quiet corners to record and listen to voice notes; audio recordings you send like a text.

Gross quickly picked up the habit herself.

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