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I simply don't answer calls from unknown numbers. I feel like it's my right as a grown-up.

• abrowne 2mo ago
  Agreed. If they really want to get ahold of me they'll leave a voicemail. But I feel like I have to answer when my son is at school/camp.
  • grg0 2mo ago
    The scams do leave voicemails now, and they use voice genAI per the parent comment. If someone really wants to get a hold of you, they can knock on your door.
    • Jach 2mo ago
      Like I ever answer my door lol. But they can leave something in the mailbox, and I'll at least see the envelope in 1-30 days. Last week I finally had an onslaught of spam voicemails, several in an hour, that caused me to disable voicemail notifications altogether. I'll just check them when I'm expecting something now, similar to mail. My phone app was successfully filtering the calls so I wouldn't see them, but it still got routed to voicemail which then created a notification.
      • karim79 2mo ago
        Disable! Voicemails are nothing. If something is important it's delivered via text/app or email. Voice stuff is just narcissists trying to get their way.
• aenis 2mo ago
  I never responded to an unknown or caller id hidden in 20 years. I am just fine, dont think I lost anything of value. I also asked my parents and inlaws to adopt the same approach. Never pick up, never read any texts from unknown numbers. Those are all untrusted bytes.