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[–] [email protected] 30 points 2 years ago

The professional thing to say here is "spam prevention".

[–] [email protected] 24 points 2 years ago

Because sms respects my time. I can check it when I can I do not need to stop everything I am doing for it. A call doesn't, I have to stop everything to pick it up.

[–] [email protected] 21 points 2 years ago

I wouldn't mind people calling me if I didn't expect 90% of my calls to be scams.

[–] [email protected] 16 points 2 years ago (4 children)

I’m the same way with my mail.

I’m a millennial - I don’t check my mailbox for 6+ weeks at a time.

If I order something, then I know about it and expect it at my door (because it’s fedex, amazon, or ups).

Otherwise, it will have to wait until I happen to remember I have a mailbox.

For example, with bills - I expect you to have my email address and use it, because I supplied it whenever I established xyz account.

Exceptions:

  1. Around the holidays when people send out holiday cards!
  2. For a local property tax exemption, my county refuses to email it. Their requirement for receiving the exemption is that you live here locally, and part of their way for verifying that, is by sending the request form to your local physical address.
[–] [email protected] 10 points 2 years ago (2 children)

I don’t check my mailbox for 6+ weeks at a time.

That seems dangerously negligent.

[–] [email protected] 5 points 2 years ago (2 children)

Welfare checks have been conducted over less.

[–] [email protected] 6 points 2 years ago

When it's too cold out to wanna walk all the way up there, I've gone for 3-4 months at a stretch. All I ever get is garbage anyway, so it's only ever mattered twice, and one of those was an expected package.

No one's ever called me a welfare check :(

[–] [email protected] 2 points 2 years ago

I’m in the military lol. The government definitely knows I’m alive by 0600 sharp every morning.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 2 years ago

I've had a P.O. box for years because I don't want to disclose my home address when I register domains. Maybe I should check it one of these days...

[–] [email protected] 1 points 2 years ago

I'm like this with email. I do a quick visual scan about once per week... or fortnight... because it's almost all SPAM, and no matter how many blocks and filters I create, it does little to hold back the tide of trash.

Everyone who matters knows the only way to reach me reliably is via text message.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago) (1 children)

If you live in the US, you can get your mail sent to your email inbox every day you are getting something that is directly addressed to you (i.e., not spam). It's called USPS Informed Delivery.

It doesn't always work if they get your address slightly off (say they put STE instead of APT), but it's a lot better than nothing.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago)

Just signed up for this, thank you. It’s fantastic!

Now I can check my mail from the comfort of my bed. USPS email comes daily at 0400.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 2 years ago

I nearly missed a jury duty notice because of this habit. I only check if I know money or a specific bill is coming.

[–] [email protected] 15 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago)

Im just autistic and can't hold an unrehearsed phone conversation, let alone irl conversation, to save my life.

[–] [email protected] 11 points 2 years ago

Sms aren't limited by my availability....you can send them at 4am in the morning so i can ignore them for 2 weeks for no reason. Meanwhile if you call me at 4am I'd still be awake but it's none of your business why and i wouldn't answer them anyway so why bother.

[–] [email protected] 8 points 2 years ago

"because I don't want it."

[–] [email protected] 7 points 2 years ago (1 children)

As an older millennial I use the phone just fine, thank you very much.

It's Facebook and other random proprietary crap being used for IRL communications (especially important stuff like community associations, etc.) that I can't deal with.

[–] [email protected] 4 points 2 years ago (1 children)

I refuse to use Facebook and any time I hear someone talking about using it I just think of how much better off everyone would be without it. I haven't used it in probably 5 years but I could only imagine it has got worse.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 2 years ago

It's the only Marketplace in the use where I live. Sucks so bad but I have to have it for work

[–] [email protected] 7 points 2 years ago

Shit I ignore texts for days too. 😒

[–] [email protected] 6 points 2 years ago (2 children)

Am I the only millennial that doesn't mind phone calls? Don't get me wrong, I very much prefer an SMS or email if it will suffice but phone calls tend to be quicker if you need something taken care of immediately.

[–] [email protected] 12 points 2 years ago

Phone calls are for immediate concerns that's why you need to answer your phone. No one will call you unless it's important

[–] [email protected] 6 points 2 years ago

Why should I feel obligated to be available for a phone call?

[–] gdrhnvfhj 6 points 2 years ago

I would love to get contacted by telephone. I hate SMS.

[–] [email protected] 5 points 2 years ago

Why would they even ask that lmao. "Eat my entire ass" that's why, fuck you.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 2 years ago (1 children)

Annoyance issue.
--late Boomer

[–] [email protected] 2 points 2 years ago

You've got a point. A whole lot of boomers are annoyance issues leading us millennials to not answer our phones

[–] [email protected] 3 points 2 years ago (1 children)

Genx and haven't liked to pick up the phone my whole life

[–] [email protected] 0 points 2 years ago (1 children)

How did you make plans with friends before cell phones? You never talked with a boyfriend or girlfriend for hours on a landline?

[–] [email protected] 1 points 2 years ago

Most likely I'd make plans face to face. I have spent too many hours on the phone with loved ones, but that's usually planned or expected. I don't like picking up the phone if I don't know who it is, and even then I'd often rather avoid. Just send me a message please instead.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 2 years ago

"My rate for voice services is $0.35 per minute. Ask about by bulk rate for 15, 30, or 60 minute increments when prepaid. Any calls without prepayment will be billed at the per minute rate, net30 terms. Please have a PO# ready when calling."

[–] [email protected] 3 points 2 years ago

UK visa website?

[–] [email protected] 2 points 2 years ago
[–] [email protected] 1 points 2 years ago

"I can, I just don't want to be"

[–] [email protected] 1 points 2 years ago
[–] [email protected] -2 points 2 years ago

Skill issue