The ghosting that most pisses me off is from service providers of various types. If I make an inquiry, it's simple professionalism to reply, even if the reply i

The ghosting that most pisses me off is from service providers of various types. If I make an inquiry, it's simple professionalism to reply, even if the reply is "we don't do that kind of work" or "we're booked up" or whatever. Worst of all is when therapists do this. I've seen therapists who specialize in social anxiety and executive dysfunction ghost potential clients. WTF?!? Of all the people who should understand the psychological effect of that, and the corresponding need for just one iota of effort on their part, they're at the top of the list ... and yet most of them still do it. This should not be or become a norm. (Yes, I know this isn't exactly the kind of ghosting that OP spends so many paragraphs talking about, but it's part of the same phenomenon and goes by the same name.)