1y ago

The dreaded ring (by Pedro Arizpe)

Source: https://portsherry.com/comic/the-dreaded-ring/

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Yeah, this can be a generational cultural difference.
I mourned the death of my grandfather three separate times when my mother texted me "please call". Each time when I called back I learned something different:
We had to change our lunch plans.
There was an alarming local news article about driving conditions.
My grandfather had died.

Uh? You okay man?
- This is probably family dependent. My family is similar to OP's, we usually text if we want to have casual conversations. Voice calls are limited to serious topics only... unless I text them "hey, let's have a call" or something like that first.

Nobody is actually this terrified of a phone call right? Besides the usual social anxiety anyway.
My father's phone doesn't even have internet, hell, they barely built a computer that could beat Nazi encryption back when he was born, he didn't even see his first computer in person until he was what, 50?
He struggles at testing, no way could he navigate a modern phone haha. So, phone calls are normal for us :-)
- My dad is probably about the same age (currently 81)
  He didn't touch a computer until the mid 2000s, and he just wanted to be able to email. It was a looooong journey to get him comfortable doing that.
  Since he got a smart phone he texts literally every day, has installed a number of apps himself, can mostly get new services working himself (he did Amazon Prime, with some mild hand holding).
  If anything, I call him more then he calls me!
  It's doable :)
- You and your dad sound like what, millennial and Boomer? You're definitely not Gen Z or younger though I'm assuming.
  I'm 40 so elder millennial I guess. I like Gen Z overall but goddamn do they SUCK at using the damn phone. I train a lot of 22-24yo kids at work and they truly are terrified of phone calls. Video call, friggin forget it man. Like they might turn on their camera once if I directly ask or tell them but it's a battle every time.
  This is the same generation that's demanding full remote, and they refuse to actually communicate remotely. It's really frustrating and annoying. How in the world do you expect to function in a group if you can't or won't communicate with people in real time? Do they really expect to go to their entire careers only texting or emailing?
  Again I like them overall, they are very smart educated and resourceful, but their communication absolutely fucking sucks. So yeah this comic is super accurate but I don't find it funny.
  
  How in the world do you expect to function in a group if you can’t or won’t communicate with people in real time?
  wow. i thought it was just me.
  I've got really good people on the team -- but only if you trust them go do stuff with zero communications and then the pop back up with completed work. Which is kinda ok if you don't need to do any team projects. Its driving me nuts and I totally see why some managers are like "fuck it, get your ass into the same room". Its simply easier than coaching people on how to be slightly better than a chatbot.

Are zoomers really like this?
- I'm 40. I don't even answer the phone if it rings. If it's important they can leave a message.
  
  Which I'll check in a few days. If it's important, and they are pinned underneath a vehicle about to die, they can send a voice memo.
- Gen-x'r here who doesn't even have the phone app on my home screen.
  Fuck phone calls!
  
  That's about outgoing calls. Incoming calls still will be fullscreen pop-ups
- It's more of a Millenial thing. I'm 35 and I don't pick up the phone ever unless it's an emergency or a job interview.
  
  I'm 36 and if you want to call me, then fine? Who cares? I don't get why it's such a big deal.
- I don't think all zoomers are, but a LOT of the people I know are TERRIFIED of phone calls. I was like that too, before I started applying for jobs and had to make like 3 calls a week.
  
  Yeah, I'm a millennial and use to have terrible phone anxiety. It prevented me from being able to get a job for a long time. I would always try to go in person instead because it was less anxiety inducing but never got a job that way.
- Sorry if I don't think minor topics are worthy of the immediate attention needed for a phone call?
  Phone calls are reserved for emergencies. Otherwise you're just demanding the instant attention of someone for nothing.
- Also almost 40. Fuck synchronous communications. Inferior in every possible way.

To me it feels texting takes longer. Call someone up and it's done in less than a minute. Why write some long ass message?
Most folks don't even bother writing back... Message seen? Best forget about it.
Edit: typo
- For me, it's about evidence and accountability.
  
  This so much. Text/email/slack leaves a permanent, searchable record. Synchronous communication is complete garbage and there are very few scenarios where it should be tolerated, much less encouraged.
  Honestly, I'm at the point where if someone insists on calling, I assume they are up to something and are intentionally trying to not go "on the record"

???
Why would she react like that to a phonecall?
- Because phonecalls are reserved for when you immediately with no delay need someone.
  Asking about a show is not one of those cases.

This is something that idk if I'll ever get used to about lemmy
It's a meme. It's a joke. It's deliberately blown out of proportion.
Y'all need to calm tf down.
- so.. instead of discussing this... we should what? Post lol in all our coments?
  
  lol
  
  No but the amount of people practically shitting themselves over someone's social anxiety about phone calls is a little overdramatic.
- Lol i kinda enjoy the weirdly serious discussions about shitposts. Its both absurd and oddly insightful at times.
  Lemmys will follow any topic over the edge of a cliff :P
- In my direct experience (albeit anecdotal) this is not simply a joke, but reality. So many of my colleagues have this fear, especially the younger ones, and with everyone demanding full remote it fucks my shit up real bad when they won't even answer the damn phone.

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