“Text” is not a verb

gud god, ppl. Isnt it jst EZer & faster 2 pik ^ d fone & caL ME, rather thN typing aL DIS n, & getin it wrng? It’s certanlE EZer 4 d prsn on d rec’vN nd. DIS iz harder thN deciphering Morse code n Yiddish, & 2ice az anoyN.

DIS iz jst mo proof dat d avg prsn shud not b allowD 2 hav contak w modern teknoloG.

From now on, I’m telling people my phone can’t get text messages.

Here’s a translation tool for the gibberish above, if you need it (and I do).

This is the annoying “netspeak” of the late ’90’s writ large in the public consciousness. It was boorish and inconvenient back then, and it hasn’t gained any charm in the time since. Can someone tell me exactly how typing/reading something written like that is any more convenient or efficient than standard English?