In addition to everything else, there’s also a feedback loop of spam calls predominating. The more legit conversation moves to other methods, the more spam calls stick out. That, in turn, means even more people prefer something other than phone calls. It eventually gets to the point where 99% of calls are spam, and that whole method of communication becomes useless.
There are people like me who use voice calls about half the time for work. My number is on my email signature and my emails may get passed around, which I don’t mind. When I arrive to a new work site I give my number to at least one person, more commonly three or four. So if I practice what seems to be common today of not answering numbers I don’t have saved, I could miss critical communication, and waste time hearing a voicemail and calling back.
I’m not saying one or the other is more correct, just that there are different situations to consider.
In addition to everything else, there’s also a feedback loop of spam calls predominating. The more legit conversation moves to other methods, the more spam calls stick out. That, in turn, means even more people prefer something other than phone calls. It eventually gets to the point where 99% of calls are spam, and that whole method of communication becomes useless.
There are people like me who use voice calls about half the time for work. My number is on my email signature and my emails may get passed around, which I don’t mind. When I arrive to a new work site I give my number to at least one person, more commonly three or four. So if I practice what seems to be common today of not answering numbers I don’t have saved, I could miss critical communication, and waste time hearing a voicemail and calling back.
I’m not saying one or the other is more correct, just that there are different situations to consider.