Comments on: Should Text Messages Be Blue or Green?

By: Anita Ojeda

Anita Ojeda — Mon, 17 Jan 2022 11:43:15 +0000

A wise person wrote a series about this ;). I think it’s called confirmation bias. When the different colored bubbles show up, it confirms our choice to purchase a certain type of phone. It lets us know immediately whether or not we’ll have something in common with the sender. I can’t believe people bully others over this, though! What a crazy time we’re living in.

By: David

David — Sun, 16 Jan 2022 00:25:50 +0000

V inspiring post from Tammy — I left a comment — thank you for linking!

Re the iPhone text message colour … This is why we pay extra for iPhones! (One of the reasons) Apple kit are luxury products and many design decisions are purely about differentiation. We can spread grace by pushing back against these corporate manipulations. It would be nice if the corporates could spread grace, but perhaps only humans can do that.

By: Joanne Viola

Joanne Viola — Sat, 15 Jan 2022 12:45:04 +0000

While I have noticed the different colors, I never gave it any thought as to why. I am just glad to be connected to others 🙂

By: Barb Hegreberg

Barb Hegreberg — Sat, 15 Jan 2022 11:03:10 +0000

I had no idea that this was a thing.

I’m glad that I’m an Android user & get to choose the color scheme for my messages.

By: Lory @ Entering the Enchanted Castle

Lory @ Entering the Enchanted Castle — Sat, 15 Jan 2022 06:34:35 +0000

I did not know that about the text colors, and of course I personally don’t care what color my texts come in, but I can see how this exploits the weakness in our false self that always seeks to find another way to feel better than others. This is how we are driven by a consumer culture to identify ourselves with the products we buy, and then make that a cause for conflict. My stuff is better than your stuff, therefore I am better than you. The manufacturers want us to be at war, it’s good for them.

Underneath all the “stuff,” including the outer appearance of our bodies, our fixed opinions, and our ideologies, we are all the same, all just wounded children crying to get home. We have to try to read that “message”!

By: Tea With Jennifer

Tea With Jennifer — Fri, 14 Jan 2022 20:59:24 +0000

I’m a bit astonished that this is even an issue Lisa!
Bullying over coloured texts! Goodness!

Although I was the subject of bullying as a child at school because I was seen as different with Red hair & freckles!
Sadly, People often judge that which they don’t understand.
Blessings,
Jennifer

By: Calvonia

Calvonia — Fri, 14 Jan 2022 18:37:11 +0000

I been in diversity trainings were they used different colored dots to teach how it feels to be different. I don’t need any dots because I was born different. My skin is brown. My hair is kinky. I wore corrective shoes through the sixth grade. I have an overbite. And my name is interesting. All the ingredients to be bullied. For that reason, I am compassionate, empathetic and caring especially to those who look, act or even smell different. I think that’s the model Jesus set for us. If we all loved like that what a beautiful world it would be.

By: Lynn

Lynn — Fri, 14 Jan 2022 13:19:05 +0000

Gosh, I think people just try to find something to complain about that can bring tension into their podcast or story, or news article, or draw more attention to their product, such as Google in this case. Drama is what ’causes attention and can make one popular, unfortunately! Constantly need to pray for wisdom and truth for all that comes our way.

By: Linda Stoll

Linda Stoll — Fri, 14 Jan 2022 12:48:59 +0000

With all the deep concerns we live with, it’s truly hard to believe that there’d be a dialogue like this going on. The absurdity of it all makes this subject a unique start to a morning of blogging, Lisa.

And that makes me smile.

I hope this has been a good week for you, friend.

By: Astrid

Astrid — Fri, 14 Jan 2022 12:17:49 +0000

I honestly had no idea text messages are a different color on my phone depending on whether they come from a fellow iPhone user like my mother-in-law or an Android user like my husband. I guess blindness does have its advantages. That’s not to say I don’t judge people by their appearances though. I do and that’s sad enough.