Can You Talk to People Around the World on the Internet

I am wondering how
You can communicate in the world
Sometimes we need to reach out
And talk to people not face-to-face

Is writing letters still the only way?
Sometimes it can take weeks that's not okay
I'm hoping to figure this out
I'm optimistic there's a better way to interface

Can you talk to people around the world on the internet?
(the internet)
I haven't figured it out but I hope to soon
Can you speak to people outside your home on the internet?
(the internet)
If that's true, it could prove to be extremely useful

What if you could take text
And transmit it digitally?
Someday maybe images and sound
But for right now text is a fine goal

Sharing ideas takes a real long time
Was weeks ago when it was fresh on my mind
This kind of stuff keeps me awake at night
Seems like by now there'd be a cool device
(cool device)

I've been doing research non-stop
I'm optimistic there's a better way to promulgate

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Can you talk to people around the world on the internet?
(the internet)
I haven't figured it out but I hope to soon
Can you speak to people outside your home on the internet?
(the internet)
If that's true, it could prove to be extremely useful

Can you use your phone to do more things than merely talk?
(merely talk)
If that's true, it could prove to be extremely useful
Adding a calculator function would be so cool
(be so cool)
Crunching numbers on the go would be amazing

The future's looking super promising but we're not yet there
No way