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>If everybody that just don't like telemarketing (count me in) just politely stop the caller and don't buy the service everything you just said would happen, wi
by MiddleEndian 11y ago
>If everybody that just don't like telemarketing (count me in) just politely stop the caller and don't buy the service everything you just said would happen, without burning the poor minimum wage employee that's in the middle of the hate.
Except apparently enough people buy their junk/scams/whatever that it makes it viable to continue to run a telemarketing business. But just because a small percentage of people are into it doesn't mean it's right for them to harass everyone.
So from my perspective, as someone who's not into being telemarketed and who doesn't have the power to make their behavior punishable by law, I may disincentivize their behavior while entertaining myself.
- talles 11y agoYou have a point, but why not disincentive their behavior by just blocking their number? That's way easier than setting up an automated prank answer system. But I guess that's not as exciting, no "entertainment" there.
- MiddleEndian 11y agoI only have a cell phone so I get maybe two telemarketing calls per year since it is illegal in the US to telemarket to cell phones. Whenever I get one I report it to the FCC, although the numbers are likely spoofed. I've never been telemarketed by the same organization twice though, so I can idealistically hope that each organization has been shut down. Edit: But back on topic, why shouldn't people live their lives in a way that entertains them more? The telemarketers are the ones initiating unwanted contact.