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Re:When You Win a Nobel and They Can't Reach You at Home by dekhn on Monday October 12, 2020 @05:48PM (#24759812)
A lot of phone behavior has changed since this tradition got started. When it did, people typically had a landline in their bedroom, which seldom rang at night.
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Re:When You Win a Nobel and They Can't Reach You at Home by awad on Monday October 12, 2020 @07:56PM (#24760895)
This is a big part of the answer IMO. While cultural norms may have shifted past unscheduled phone calls for nearly any reason at all, some things are still best delivered over the phone and I think it's actually quite nice.
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