On the flip side, it takes longer to type the text than it does to say it, plus verbal communication can be two ways even when the talking is mostly on one side because you can add acknowledgements when you understand without interrupting or you can interrupt when something is said that you don’t follow.

I do better with text myself, but communication is something where you need to meet in the middle, assuming you’re open to communication in the first place. If you just don’t want to communicate, then the easiest to blow off is the preferred method. Which actually is another reason I personally like text communication, because I can ignore it in the moment and get back to it later, but you can do this with calls by asking to schedule a call instead of taking it right then.