> Is it a millennial thing? It may be more of a millennial thing but I've heard this from both younger (Gen Z) and older (Gen X) people as well. It does depend

> Is it a millennial thing? It may be more of a millennial thing but I've heard this from both younger (Gen Z) and older (Gen X) people as well. It does depend on the type of call. If I run a business then I'm not expecting my vendors/clients to pre-schedule a call but if a friend calls I assume it's an emergency or extremely time-sensitive. I regularly send and receive "Are you free to talk?" SMS/iMessage/Discord/etc messages and only initiate calls without first asking if it's something that just can't wait (or in the case where we are about to meet up, like calling to say I'm almost there or calling to find someone at an event we are both attending). The only exception to this "rule" is my parents who regularly call me out of the blue (I get a text ~20% of the time max to ask if I'm free).