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[–] [email protected] -4 points 3 months ago (2 children)

I don't really get the whole not answering the phone thing. I hate phonecalls but I always answer my phone.

The amount of important calls I'd have missed if I buried my head in the sand like that is insane.

Sure if 90% of the calls were sales or scams I'd think differently, but there are ways to prevent that too.

I find it weird that everyone has their phone on silent all the time too. If mine was on silent I'd never look at it unless I'm bored.

[–] [email protected] 5 points 3 months ago (1 children)

You realize that it still vibrates when on silent, so you know when you’re getting a text or phone call right?

[–] [email protected] 1 points 3 months ago

Only if it's right by you or isn't in your bag or something. Hence audible alerts, they break through the physical barriers.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 3 months ago (1 children)

Important news almost never comes via phone call. It comes in the mail or via email.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 3 months ago (1 children)

Tell that to the delivery driver that called me because they were outside with my groceries.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 3 months ago (1 children)

I get those notifications via text message.

[–] [email protected] 0 points 3 months ago (1 children)

Cool, with the phone on silent (which I don't do) I'd have missed that too, and would have been cancelled and rescheduled.

This adamant denial that phone calls are useful is weird.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 3 months ago

I never said they're not useful for anyone. They're not useful for me.