I can read faster than you can talk, please just text me. I don't want to suffer through all of your ums and uhs.
this post was submitted on 06 May 2025
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...am I in the minority where I don't mind making calls all that much? I prefer doing things online, but sometimes a 5 minute call is easier than dragged out asynchronous correspondence.
If you like being on hold for 2 hours
Although lately I've been burned multiple times by inaccurate online information saying a place was open when it wasn't, so I've started to call ahead instead.
Nah if I'm on hold for too long I just hang up unless I have no other alternative.
Calling is for friends and family only. Change my mind.
(and emergencies obviously)
Why would that be the case, though?
I don't want to get called by coworkers/customers/gov/companies (except they are friends or if it's an emergency) and waste my time while I have other shit to do. Or if I just don't want to talk to them. A text message does the job.
Yeah that makes sense
Although for something where the time matters (like ordering food or warning someone) I still prefer calls
But that's just me
Sends instagram message to business account
Unrelated question: Is the markdown above broken for anyone else? There are random cases where it's broken for my client and am trying to to nail down the conditions better for the dev. (I am on Connect)
I’m on thunder.
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Thanks! That worked as expected. Odd. I'll just point the dev to this and a couple of other threads I have seen this happen. Cheers!
I'm using Connect and it's broken for me to. I wonder if it's just MD with underscores that's broken?
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EDIT: it wasn't that. This works, at least for me
I'm on interstellar and the spoilers just seemingly randomly don't work sometimes. happened when I was on boost to.
Does anyone here answer their phone? I don't even have my ringer turned on.
Only for family and coworkers, and the latter only when I'm working.
If I don't have your number, you can attempt to convince me of your importance via voicemail, or text me like fucking normal.
I’ve this theory that mostly Americans never answer the phone due to can-spam laws and such.
I usually answer if i see a call and it is convenient, but phone is always on silent.
nah if i dont know your number you have to text me/ mail me
Fuck off, yellow. It's not that easy 😭
This is so pathetic and annoying. Just fucking call, it's not hard, stop babying adults. Not all millennials and Gen Z live in constant fear and helplessness.
A) fuck you, learn to read.
B) I treat others how I want to be treated. As in no randomly forced to talk to someone and instead able to interact on my terms.
The world doesn't exist to serve you. Sometimes you have to make a call.
Nah I'm just not. Never before in history were you expected to just interrupt someone's day that's thousands of miles away.
I'd rather send a letter written with a quill than have to call someone. Hell if your business only accepts walk ins and calls I'm going to assume you're illegally operating and have something to hide. I'd trust a business that only responds to emails over one that only takes calls.
What history are you talking about? All of 1920s to present day calls are common ways of communicating with people. I take calls frequently at work between coworkers.
I have never even heard of emailing to set up something like a haircut or car appointment. I've always called for something like that. Or I'll call to pickup food I assume that's what most people do?
You're legit paranoid if you think only taking calls is "hiding something".
Refusing to take calls for a preference reason is some childish shit. Just grow up and talk on the phone
This is a ludicrous take lmao
Has it occurred to you that some of us just *don't like dealing with people?"
A near-lifetime of BBSing and IRCing and what not I'm far more comfortable behind a keyboard than in a realtime conversation.
Introversion isn't just for millennials anymore
Life doesn't exist to make you feel comfortable
Neither does your mom, but that explains why you are the way you are.
Saw a similar thread in BitchSky.
I'm nuanced, but it will be in my time, at my terms.
Leave a recording if it's low priority🔻.
Call yur grandparents!