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Soatok Dreamseeker Nov 8, 2024

I hate needing a phone number to function in life.

Having a phone number means unsolicited phone calls.

Having a phone number means unsolicited text messages, often from political organizations asking for money...so they can continue to spam people. And it's not illegal to spam people if it's for political reasons.

But too many systems demand you have one. Employee management software, government agencies, etc. all demand you have one. So you gotta have one.

I'd rather everyone just email me instead. At least, on my desktop, I can setup inbox filters to get rid of crap I don't want without ever needing to see it.

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Soatok Dreamseeker Nov 8, 2024

Here's the unfiltered truth of the matter:

Unless you belong to a very short list of people, I never want to talk to you in real time (if at all).

Async, text-based communication or bust.

I don't care what you're selling. I'm not interested.

My life is infinitely more enriched by not dealing with this bullshit, and the finite value of whatever's being proposed cannot compare.

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Soatok Dreamseeker Nov 8, 2024

But how are we supposed to market to someone like you? You use an adblocker too!

You don't.

If you have a product or service that's worth a damn, I'll find out about it on my own. I read a fuckton every day.

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SkylerBold

@soatok Exactly. And chances are I don't care about your product anyway, I'm not going to click on some link or watch your stupid ad. I am going to roll my eyes, grab a drink, fast-forward it if I can, and do whatever it takes to skip your ad because it's nothing more than a MASSIVE annoyance.

If I care, I'll find out. Because I do shop around often. For the things I actually WANT.