I actually disagree. I don't have great hearing to begin with, and it's even harder over the phone - with video, it's easier to see who's talking, and facial expressions give me a lot more context.
Plus, being apes, there's just something nice about talking to an actual face, instead of a disembodied voice. (And I tend not to drift off and stop paying attention quite so much. But that's my problem, not everyone's.)
]]>Only one other institution has survived longer, the office of the Japanese Emperor.
I hear what you're saying, and I agree: it's time to nuke the Vatican.
]]>Charlie's universe seems to place mathematics above biology, so I'm going to go ahead and wager that his Vampires aren't going to be feeding on blood, per se, but on death itself - the destruction of information, etc. Maybe the blood is just a handy conduit, or maybe it's just a way of sinking in your teeth and making damn sure you stay in contact while their soul joins the universal entropy pool.
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