> "No one should ever be able to interrupt me, absolutely ever" is a disturbingly entitled and modern take. I think you're exaggerating it, it's more just that

> "No one should ever be able to interrupt me, absolutely ever" is a disturbingly entitled and modern take. I think you're exaggerating it, it's more just that interrupting people is considered rude because we have so many less intrusive means of communicating now. If you want my attention, right now, no forewarning, you should probably have a good reason unless we have the kind of relationship where I expect out-of-the-blue calls and you know my schedule. > Not too long ago, it was perfectly fine for people to turn up at your house unannounced, to pay you a visit, for no reason in particular other than to engage socially and you were expected to host them at your house (!). Yeah... because we didn't have cell phones. And it sucked. Especially with socially clueless people that didn't have good boundaries. I remember having to play that "hide from the windows until they go away game" as a kid because an obnoxious neighbor would tie up way too much of your time unless you were blunt to the point of being rude; and well, you don't really want to do that if you live next to people right? I'm glad that practically never happens anymore because the norm is you don't bang on peoples door. > Surely we can deal with the very occasional call from someone that wants 5 minutes of your time, no? Well, sure, but they can text first right? "I need 5 minutes, are you busy at the moment?" Solved.