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Why couldn't this call be an email? Why would you call, when you know that you are near indistinguishable from spam calls about Microsoft services and Nigerian princes?

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[–] TimewornTraveler@lemm.ee 0 points 4 months ago* (last edited 4 months ago) (1 children)

here we go, socially awkward redditors moralizing their awkwardness around phones again

It's called a human conversation, try it some time assholes. I'm sooooo sorry someone speaking to you is inconvenient.

have you considered returning to monke? nah then you'd just whine about fecal baseball being awkward

[–] Prandom_returns@lemm.ee -1 points 4 months ago

Ok boomer, let's get you back to bed.

[–] jeffw@lemmy.world 0 points 4 months ago (1 children)
[–] Prandom_returns@lemm.ee -1 points 4 months ago

Ah yes, I want to listen to your "uuuhm" and "hold on, little Jon just shit himself", incoherent, un-premeditated thoughts, with absolutely no proof of the contents of the conversation.

At the end of the phonecall, I'll probably ask you to send me an email with a summary of what we talked about, because I can't be bothered to keep all that mess you've just unloaded in my memory.

Unless you're my dad or my mom, you're sending me a message in a way it's convenient to you.

[–] listless@lemmy.cringecollective.io 0 points 4 months ago (1 children)

If I'm calling it's an emergency or extremely time sensitive. Otherwise I text. I can understand when you don't want app or even text notifications. But understand and accept the risk that comes with it.

What pisses me right the fuck off is when I call, then call again, then text, then text again, and you, "mr/mrs im so important I can't be bothered by notifications" are somehow offended at me because you missed out on something because you didn't bother properly configuring two calls in a row from a known contact through your deny-by-default filter.

Those people, family or not, can fuck right off.

I don't like telemarketing or spam calls. But I also take responsibility and check if it's actually important. It's nbd to me to hang up on a spam call. And to be honest I have gotten a fair share of legitimate calls from numbers I don't recognize.

TL;DL Answer ya damn phone, you damn well know tiktok and insta still gonna be there 5 seconds from now

[–] Nikki@lemmy.world 0 points 4 months ago (1 children)

as another commenter said, imagine if when you wanted to talk to someone you begin banging aggressively on their desk screaming "TALK TO ME TALK TO ME". thats what letting calls control your attention does

so you can message first thanks :3

[–] listless@lemmy.cringecollective.io 0 points 4 months ago (1 children)

Dear Sir / Madame I am writing to inform you of a fire at 123 Carrington Road. Looking forward to meeting you. Yours Truly Morris Moss

[–] Nikki@lemmy.world 0 points 4 months ago (1 children)

why are you contacting me instead of the fire department

[–] listless@lemmy.cringecollective.io 0 points 4 months ago* (last edited 4 months ago) (1 children)

Oh, so if there's a fire in the building I should quietly slip a note under your door and assume you got it?

[–] Prandom_returns@lemm.ee -1 points 4 months ago

How often does a fire break out next to you? You make it sound like it's a daily occurrence.