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[–] [email protected] 0 points 7 months ago (1 children)

Sorry, I didn't miss your call, I just didn't answer because you didn't text me asking if it was ok to call me and then wait for my reply.

[–] [email protected] 0 points 7 months ago (4 children)

The ringing is them asking to speak to you. Your choice to answer or not is the reply. It does not require an additional bloody text on top you baby.

[–] [email protected] 0 points 6 months ago

Sometimes you don't have a choice though, like if you're preoccupied and are away from your phone: for emergency reasons or not.

[–] [email protected] 0 points 6 months ago (1 children)

Agreed. Maybe I'm different than all your downvoters cos I'm not from USA and phone operators are regulated and there are almost no spam calls..?

[–] [email protected] 0 points 6 months ago

I’m from Italy and I had to block unknown number calls. I was getting like 3 a day at the worst times possible.

[–] [email protected] 0 points 7 months ago

It does if you ever want me to pick up 🤷

[–] [email protected] 0 points 7 months ago (2 children)

But what if whether it's ok to call or not depends on who's calling? By simply calling, all I know is the number. By sending a text, they can shortly introduce themselves.

[–] [email protected] 0 points 6 months ago

There is no reason to call. Put it in a text. Fuck, even my 72 year old mother knows that.

[–] [email protected] 0 points 6 months ago* (last edited 6 months ago) (1 children)

Answer and see who it is? If you're busy don't answer. If you don't want to talk to them after you find out who it is just tell them. It's not hard.

[–] [email protected] 0 points 6 months ago (1 children)

"hey Greg, how are you doing man?? We haven't talked in a while!"

"I'm sorry, I don't want to talk to you right now"

hangs up

Yeah, it's that easy and definitely won't make people think you're an asshole!

[–] [email protected] 0 points 6 months ago (1 children)

You say 'hey sorry I'm in the middle of something, I'll give you a bell back later'

[–] [email protected] 0 points 6 months ago

What if it's a number you don't recognize and you pick up to realize it's someone you don't want to talk to? It's 2024, people can be courteous and send a quick text, which is also not a big deal.