• Bluewing@lemmy.world
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    11 days ago

    God I hate text messaging. Instead of pissing away half a day or more sending text messages back and forth, call me and I will solve the problem you texted me about in less than a 1 minute. 5 minutes if you require a technical explanation.

    Fookin’ waste of my time and day.

  • Séimhe (sé / é)@lemmy.world
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    12 days ago

    We never knew who might be calling. Now the phones tell you who is calling before you answer and still some people are freaked out. I don’t get it, but I think I’m becoming that way myself.

  • FistingEnthusiast@lemmy.world
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    12 days ago

    I got a call today from Ireland

    I immediately knew that it was a scam, especially when the guy on the other end was speaking Chinese

    I just repeatedly burped into the phone until he got pissed off enough to hang up on me

  • dropped_the_chief@lemmy.world
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    11 days ago

    People afraid to talk over the phone, but also complaining about being lonely. Time to step up the social game or become grass-eaters.

  • TrackinDaKraken@lemmy.world
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    12 days ago

    Presumably, if they call, you’re in some sort of personal relationship with the person, so whether or not you answer says something about how much you value that relationship. No? You trust that they only call if it’s something important.

    I only refuse calls from unknown numbers, never from someone in my contacts.

  • potoooooooo 🥔@lemmy.world
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    11 days ago

    I like the phone. I was born in the wrong time. I miss hanging out in the kitchen, twirling the curly phone cord, just chattin’.

    Come on, y’all, buck up. The best way to spread Christmas cheer is singing loud for all to hear!

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      10 days ago

      I got a buddy who texts me “Give me a call when you get a chance”

      Always allows me to finish up my work and call them when the time suits me.

      Meanwhile, coworkers just call me a minute before I’m supposed to go into a meeting and expect to have my attention for a half hour. It’s on the calendar you dipshit.

  • Professorozone@lemmy.world
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    11 days ago

    Yeah, can’t wait to text someone a question and wait for an answer.

    Can’t imagine why there’s a loneliness epidemic.

  • BrickEater@lemmy.world
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    11 days ago

    I call people as much as possible. Texting takes too long. And I NEVER open my email. Email is fake and gay

  • flop_leash_973@lemmy.world
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    12 days ago

    If it isn’t my mother, wife, daughter or place of business I already have the number for in my contact list it goes to voicemail and is never listened to, period.

    Everyone else of note already knows to send me a message on whatever app we already regularly talk on.

    • sploder@lemmy.world
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      12 days ago

      This has burned me a few times, so I at least now listen to my voicemails or peep the transcript. For example someone calling me that I know, from someone else’s phone during a tense moment and me not listening to the voicemail and not getting their text because it goes to spam.