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Why Gen Z & Millennials are hung up on answering the phone (www.bbc.com)
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[–] 87 points 2 years ago (4 children)

I don't think anyone answers the phone now, unless they recognize the number.

Most of the calls I get are

  • spam
  • spam
  • someone sent me a time sensitive message, so they ring me once to respond faster
  • spam
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  • [–] 48 points 2 years ago* (1 child)

    Yeah, I'm early gen-x and I only answer the phone if its a member of my immediate family and even then it's 50/50. Capitalism ruins everything. Need to talk to me? Leave a message and I'll decide if and when to call you back.

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  • [–] 23 points 2 years ago (3 children)

    Everyone I want to talk to knows not to call me; I feel exactly the same. Phones used to be useful, but the sheer volume of telemarketers and scams have reduced it to uselessness. If it wasn't for 2FA occasionally requiring a phone number, I wouldn't even have one at this point.

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  • [–] 4 points 2 years ago*

    Same. In the last few years (2-3 probably, I don't count) I don't think I have given it out anywhere. I just pretend to not have a phone number, and if people think that's weird I don't care, deal with it. Nowadays if a service requires my phone number, I don't need that service. Or in rare cases I'll try to find a free online number for receiving a code, but that's the only alternative I take.

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  • [–] 14 points 2 years ago (2 children)

    American? I'm from The Netherlands and I get maybe 1 spam call every other month or so. And I've been using the same number for almost 25 years.

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  • [–] 11 points 2 years ago (2 children)

    Settings>Do not disturb>exceptions>Caller in contacts

    alt: Set default ringtone to silent, no vibration, Set people in contacts to custom ringtones.

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