From: michael.trew@att.net
On 1/16/2023 20:35, Bill Horne wrote:
> On Mon, Jan 16, 2023 at 05:18:37PM -0000, Garrett Wollman wrote:
>> In article<20230114230515.GA1280341@telecomdigest.us>,
>> Bill Horne wrote:
>>
>>> Those lessons are still being taught, although by different
>>> means: I doubt there is anyone under 40 years old who could stand the
>>> thought of letting the electronic leash in their pocket buzz more
>>> than three times before they strike a pose and push "answer," just
>>> like all the actors on TV shows taught them to.
>>
>> You must be joking.
>>
>> If someone is so rude as to make an unscheduled voice call, they go
>> direct to voicemail. If it was important they would have sent a
>> text.
I simply don't understand that bizarre train of thought, but it is a
very frustrating one to someone like myself, who does not use text messages.
> It's possible you're observing a cultural shift that I haven't been
> exposed to. I know that my son, who is 32, ignores voice mails and
> didn't even set up a mailbox until he'd had his cellphone for over a
> year. However, I have always been surprised by how quickly both he and
> his friends check *ANY* signal from their cellphones, so I think my
> point is valid, at least for the millennial generation.
From the perspective of someone who is 27 (late Millennial), I think
that you have a valid point. I don't care for smart phones, and I don't
have one, which is quite a buck to the current trend. I am quick to
answer the telephone when it rings.
With most other people my age, they avoid answering phone calls, for
reasons unknown to me. Their attention has shifted to social media...
also text messages. Many will immediately hop to their phone if a text
dings through (even if just to read and ignore), which I agree has
replaced the need to answer a ringing phone for them.
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