Monday, March 21, 2016

Technology that distances

If there were a human being on the other end of the phone, I might answer their canned questions, though generally I include plenty of caveats. If it were a human being standing in front of me, I might invite them in for a discussion.

But a robo-call that demands that I punch buttons to shoehorn my judgements for the convenience of their machinery? Forget it.

I've gotten 4 calls in the past 2 days, all wanting to know how I plan to vote. It probably doesn't help my attitude that I've been sick as a dog for the past 4, but I've a long-standing habit of hanging up on robo-calls.

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2 comments:

  1. Assistant Village Idiot8:43 PM

    Hahahaha! We in NH laugh at you!

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  2. james8:27 AM

    Yes, but at least the candidates actually show up in NH, don't they? Though I'd bet they don't go in for much actual discussion--or am I wrong again?

    (Yeah, I gripe about the cold and my co-workers point out that I haven't been to the Pole yet...)

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