• Toes♀
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    7 months ago

    Does anyone else get annoyed when someone calls your phone instead of texting?

    • RecluseRamble@lemmy.dbzer0.com
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      7 months ago

      Calls are fine but I get irrationally annoyed about voice messages. I hate those!

      Calls are still acceptable in most settings (and easily blocked if not) but I won’t turn on my speakers with strangers around.

      I hate that how-to questions often are answered by some shitty YouTube video for the same reason (but even when alone I won’t watch your crappy 10 min video for something that could literally be answered by a single sentence).

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        7 months ago

        Calls are fine, especially when they’re social or important. Voice messages are just a way of saying "I don’t respect your time because I’m forcing you to listen to 3min of bullshit until I get to the point, when you could read that information in 10s).

      • Cheradenine@sh.itjust.works
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        7 months ago

        That was my argument with an ex years ago about turning the phone off at night.

        ‘What if it’s important?’

        ’ no one ever calls at 3am to say there’s 4 hooker’s, an 8 ball, and 10k cash waiting outside in a limo, it’s always your favorite grandmother died. She’ll still be fucking dead at 8 after I’ve had a shower and coffee, turn the phone off.

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      7 months ago

      Right? It’s so weird, why would someone use a phone to make a… phone call, absolutely barbaric

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      7 months ago

      Only if I’m truly in the middle of something that’s time or focus critical. Otherwise I’m always glad to hear from my friends.

      I have a FWB who I text with 99% of the time but awhile ago she texts “Can I call you? I really need someone to talk to.” Of course! It was a joy to talk to her, she lives in the city, I’m out on the farm. Told her she should call more often.

      Like the other comment I despise voicemails though. If I don’t pick up, text me. That’s even my voicemail message now… And still people leave voicemails 🤬

      • ickplant@lemmy.worldOP
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        7 months ago

        I’m an adult too. There is absolutely no reason for a phone call when it could have been a text. It’s like a meeting that could have been an email. No one likes those.