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• boboliosisjones@feddit.nu ⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

  I am a millennial but I much prefer to knock a conversation out over phone than back and forth in text, unless I have a full size computer keyboard. Typing on a phone is incredibly frustrating to me and the misunderstanding and back and forth takes what could have been a 5 minute call and turns it into a back and forth over half a day.

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  • silasmariner@programming.dev ⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

    Samesies

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• MyBrainHurts@piefed.ca ⁨3⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

  I get it but damn, a good friend who lives on the other side of the country phoned a few months ago and we just shot the shit for an hour. It was as surprising as it was amazing.

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  • ApplyingAutomation@lemmy.world ⁨3⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

    Often times I call while doing chores ~ a great way to multitask :)

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• VibeSurgeon@piefed.social ⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

  Why are people afraid of phone calls? I literally don’t get it

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  • cRazi_man@europe.pub ⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

    I resent idea that phone calls coming through unexpectedly at any time. As if I should drop whatever I’m doing at any given moment to talk to this person.

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    • VibeSurgeon@piefed.social ⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

      They come with a red button, and you’re allowed to press it. You can’t be forced into a call, you have to provide consent

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    • pinball_wizard@lemmy.zip ⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

      Yes. If folks would text “can you talk this afternoon?” more often, I would take more phone call.

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  • Demdaru@lemmy.world ⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

    I can reply to your message when I have the time for it and carry on.

    I can delay the reply if it’s not urgent.

    You can spend time actually writing what you want from me, so I can read it, and give you full answer. We both can then actually recall the conversation because it’s saved.

    And for people saying you can deny the calls - you can, and then you deal with narcissistic assholes having beef with you for doing so.

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  • EldritchFeminity@lemmy.blahaj.zone ⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

    To add to Wolf’s really well thought out and written post, as kids a ringing phone was something you were expected to answer. Voice mail and caller ID were common by 2000 to the point of being essentially everywhere, but not everybody had it before then and that meant that if the phone rang, you HAD to pick it up. The only way to avoid it was to not be home.

    Then when cell phones happened, as Wolf already said, Millennials had them so parents could keep track of you even when you weren’t at home and calls were pricey enough that they were really for emergencies only, not for talking with friends, so they were just another leash for helicopter parents to control their kids with, like putting gps trackers on kids’ cars nowadays. They weren’t even smart phones at that point, so all they could really do was call or text.

    And then jobs started expecting you to be available in your off time. You know the meme about Americans being available out of the office by cell phone during surgery? That exists because there was a period where bosses everywhere expected to be able to call you at all hours of the day to check your email or answer questions and work unpaid. It’s gotten better now to some degree, but it’s still definitely a cultural thing. I’ve heard plenty of people complaining about getting a call from their boss asking them to come in on their day off.

    There was a short period of time where phones were cool and people did stuff like make custom ringtones, but I’ve had enough spam calls wake me up at 4am, people calling and “ruining the mood” with a gf or whatever, and even getting called by a parent who threatened to call 911 on me because I didn’t respond to their text within 10 minutes that a ringing phone does nothing but piss me off now. I’ve heard that Gen Z/Alpha just permanently leave their phones on silent, and I completely get it. The act of privacy of simply being unreachable is lost in today’s world.

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• SaharaMaleikuhm@feddit.org ⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

  At least have the decency to ask via text first “Hey, can I call you?” Getting no answer means NO

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• QualifiedKitten@discuss.online ⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

  I’m a millennial, and regularly talk to friends & family on the phone. There’s plenty of situations where I’d much rather talk on the phone than communicate via text.

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  • BlameTheAntifa@lemmy.world ⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

    I grant you the rank of honorary Gen Xer.

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    • corsicanguppy@lemmy.ca ⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

      There’s my nemesis. Gen-X, and my rule is “if you don’t see blood or fire, don’t call me. If you do, call 9-1-1 and don’t call me.”

      My exception is a planned call like with a bank or for an interview, and I’ll push zoom/etc at all costs.

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• Xanthobilly@lemmy.world ⁨3⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

  Just text.

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• wonderingwanderer@sopuli.xyz ⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

  So true…

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