Is talking on the phone gone for good??

Within the past year or so, I have found that people are not talking on the phone anymore, and I have wondered why. Well the reason that I have found the most is because of Facebook. People are now joining Facebook, and other social networks, because of a way to keep in touch with their family and friends. I find this interesting because I have friends who would rather talk to people they know rather than talking to them on the phone. I mean I can agree. One reason is because by talking to someone on Facebook, you can avoid the uncomfortable silences that occur while on the phone. Also sometime people can’t talk right away therefore, this method gives people the chance to reply or talk to you at their leisure. I honestly don’t think talking on the phone will get “back in style” because people will continue to invent things that will out do texting, and give people more reason not to pick up the phone. With the world changing and the new generation of people changing with it, the telephone will become irrelevant, and out of style to the point when the generation after us will think it was so ancient!