Comment on How did a simple phone call become so problematic?

phoenixz@lemmy.ca ⁨1⁩ ⁨day⁩ ago

• surewhynotlem@lemmy.world ⁨1⁩ ⁨day⁩ ago

  I check my texts. I check my email. I check my DM. When I want to.

  YOU choose when the call happens.

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  • Gerprimus@feddit.org ⁨1⁩ ⁨day⁩ ago

    And ignoring the call or turn DND on isn’t an option? No judgement, just curious.

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    • surewhynotlem@lemmy.world ⁨21⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago

      That would be the mitigation to the problem, yes. But I’m describing why it’s a problem in the first place.

      You can’t say “calls aren’t that bad because you can do everything possibly to avoid them.”. I’m avoiding them because they’re that bad.

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• Cornelius_Wangenheim@lemmy.world ⁨1⁩ ⁨day⁩ ago

  If I’m trying to work on something complicated, it takes 20-30 minutes to remind myself of all the disparate pieces and get into the “zone” of productivity. Your phone call ruins that and I have to start the process over again. If people keep calling or shoulder tapping me, I get nothing done.

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• Lag@lemmy.world ⁨1⁩ ⁨day⁩ ago

  It gets easier the more you do it like most things.

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  • DV8@lemmy.world ⁨1⁩ ⁨day⁩ ago

    Disagree. Part of my job entails calling people (and I even started at a phone helpdesk 20 years ago) and I still despise and loathe calling on the phone with people I don’t know for making appointments or getting quotes. To the point it will probably impact my health since my dentist only takes appointments by phone. (Before my sister in law worked there so I could DM her to ask her directly)

    Exposure doesn’t always make it easier.

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    • TubularTittyFrog@lemmy.world ⁨1⁩ ⁨day⁩ ago

      That sounds like you have a mental health problem.

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      • threshold_dweller@lemmy.today ⁨19⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago

        Ahh yes, everyone who disagrees with you must be mentally ill. Get bent.

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      • DV8@lemmy.world ⁨1⁩ ⁨day⁩ ago

        So, you agree that your statement that it gets easier with exposure is nonsense? Or do you mean to say that every one who disagree has mental health issues? Because you’re talking about a decently large chunk of people here.

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• gerryflap@feddit.nl ⁨1⁩ ⁨day⁩ ago

  Because it forces you to drop everything out of nowhere, losing all the focus you may have had. And then you might need to hold the phone, you need to find a place where you don’t annoy everyone around you, and so you basically cannot look up anything.

  Text is much superior imo, and messages can be answered whenever convenient (depending on urgency). But even people talking in real life are much better than a call. You can see them coming, you keep your hands free and a can usually stay where you are, they’re way better to understand than shitty call quality.

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• BoxOfFeet@lemmy.world ⁨20⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago

  The “talking to someone” part.

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• JackbyDev@programming.dev ⁨1⁩ ⁨day⁩ ago

  Depends. Am I trying to get a super quick answer to a super short but urgent question? Or am I trying to haveong form communicationike a pen pal?

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