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It's like that with me and having a phone number. Day to day I hate it. 95% of time I get scam calls from the "IRS" - actively harmful. Another 4% is marketing
by markwkw 5y ago
It's like that with me and having a phone number.
Day to day I hate it. 95% of time I get scam calls from the "IRS" - actively harmful. Another 4% is marketing - unwanted, wasteful. Only the last 1% is potentially useful.
Is facebook trending in that direction? Seems like it.
- hkt 5y agoI wonder if there's a generalisable statement in there - say, that all communication media will eventually become so swamped in noise that the signal is lost almost entirely? Maybe too pessimistic.
- tekknik 5y agoIt seems spot on to me. The fix is rather simple though, allow consumers to set some price that must be paid prior to sending the communication attempt. Want to call or email me and aren’t on my accepted list? $5 please.
- herbst 5y agoI quit having a phone number and just rent virtual ones for shitty webservices that force me to have a number. Zero regrets. I quit Facebook years ago and do not miss anything either, so maybe it's just me.