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points by bombcar 3 days ago | 0 comments

These and the loan calls are making the medium useless

We're going to have to go to double-opt-in just to communicate.

Loan calls have filled out my voicemail inbox to full. I get anywhere from 1-5 a day. I've considered disconnecting my phone service at this point.

[–] kotaKat 3 days ago

I need a tool to mass-dial back the toll-free numbers they tell you to call back on. I wonder how many inbound calls their trunk can hold at once waiting for an agent and what their pay-per-minute inbound rate is. I'm sure it'd be easy to start making them pay.

[–] ProllyInfamous 3 days ago

I no longer own a cell phone.

My landline does not ring.

Stopped using email almost a decade ago.

If anybody needs to get in touch with me, they physically have to show up (or write a letter).

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This is seemingly "impossible" for most people to attempt, but is worthwhile. May I encourage anybody reading this to step away from phones/emails for just 24 hours, to start.

[–] Gigachad 3 days ago

I send any calls that aren’t in my contact list direct to voicemail and then read the live transcription to decide if I’ll pick up