Maybe I'm reading it more than one way, but there's some truth to it. Obviously that number is off and his intention is shallow and clear.
But keeping it a bean, you can text but put some effort in. Like be genuinely interested and show that or have something going on. "Wyd?", especially on text, ain't a great conversation starter.
And this is perspective from a dude that responds to texts 4 days later with "my bad, I was sleep".