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>Facebook and others keep that in mind as you relentlessly monetize without offering value to people. Pretty much all of my communication on Facebook Messenger
by MiddleEndian 3y ago
>Facebook and others keep that in mind as you relentlessly monetize without offering value to people.
Pretty much all of my communication on Facebook Messenger is with my friends, and the rest is with some groups I'm in to find local events, which I could leave hassle-free at any time with the click of a button. No communication with spammers or businesses, with the exception of someone with an obviously hacked account once every few years.
With the rare exception, my incoming calls on my phone are either my doorbell (which I answer if I'm expecting someone), or spammers (who I don't answer).
So I would say Facebook keeps this in mind much better than the phone company.
- smcg 3y agoThis could deteriorate at any point. Facebook owes you nothing.
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- MiddleEndian 3y agoSure, I don't think Facebook is benevolent. I hear Whatsapp (also owned by Facebook) has plenty of spam, and I don't use that, much to the dismay of some of my non-American friends. The phone companies also owe me nothing, and they provide a worse experience and will likely continue to do so unless forced by the FCC (which seems to be getting better lately). I do use SMS/MMS but forwarded to my web browser so I don't have to look at my phone. At the moment, Messenger is better for both text and voice/video calls. If that changes, my friends and I will adapt.
- rightbyte 3y ago> my doorbell (which I answer if I'm expecting someone) My would you not answer if you don't expect someone? Pranks? Sellers? I have never experienced any door knockers that are obnoxious, except one seller once. Mostly it is friends, neighbours or missionaries who are unannounced.
- Spinnaker_ 3y agoDepends on the neighbourhood. I moved recently and now a salesman or charity is a 3-4x a week occurrence for me. I also get a bunch of teens selling various goods that I'm 90% sure are stolen, in order to raise money for their education.
- monetus 3y agoNot the OP, but, I once fought off a robbery with a fencing hammer, that started that way. Maybe look for balaclavas before you open the door.
- WarOnPrivacy 3y agoWho doesn't look for balaclavas before they open the door?
- Waterluvian 3y agoIt’s my time. I will regularly just not answer the door even if they’re looking right at me through the bay window.
- cwkoss 3y agoDoor to door solicitation is obnoxious even if the people are polite, IMO.
- CameronNemo 3y agoDoes solicitation include political lobbying?