Re:Ask HN: Who are you”, “Who is this” texts
by theshrike79 on Wednesday July 26, 2023 @09:51AM
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This is why I always answer telemarketers if I'm not waiting for an actual call.
1) answer
2) go mm-hmmm to their first question
3) phone on mute and set it on the table and go about my day
I think the record for a telemarketer monologue is a bit over 3 minutes before they figured out I'm not responding. That was 3 minutes they weren't scamming anyone else to subscribe to whatever. I'm practically a human Tarpit for telemarketers =)
1) answer
2) go mm-hmmm to their first question
3) phone on mute and set it on the table and go about my day
I think the record for a telemarketer monologue is a bit over 3 minutes before they figured out I'm not responding. That was 3 minutes they weren't scamming anyone else to subscribe to whatever. I'm practically a human Tarpit for telemarketers =)