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> it also potentially prevents consumers from receiving vital communications—calls from the doctor, banks that are flagging issues, schools calling about paren
by dvfjsdhgfv 7y ago
> it also potentially prevents consumers from receiving vital communications—calls from the doctor, banks that are flagging issues, schools calling about parents’ children.
That's bullshit. I have these important number in my address book. In the unlikely case the doctor wants to call me from a phone booth or from their friend's phone (why?), they'll leave a message and I'll call them back. As for the bank, they know my e-mail and I asked them not to use the phone for communication anyway.
Really, for many people there is no reason to answer unknown calls at all, especially if their experience is that most of these is someone wanting to sell something to them. Not to mention in our times asynchronous communication is very important for mental health.
- RHSeeger 7y agoYour response is the same bullshit you call on the message you're replying to. - I don't have the 10+ numbers that dial out from my doctor's office in my phone - I don't have the 5+ numbers that dial out from my child's school in my phone - I don't have the 10+ numbers that dial out from my child's doctor's office in my phone - Banks (god knows how many numbers each from multiple banks) - etc It's literally impossible to have all the numbers I want to allow to reach me in my phone. The fact that you happen to have a very limited set of numbers you need to be able to be called from does not invalidate the fact that many people have a vast amount of such numbers. Don't assume your anecdotal data speaks for everyone.