A funeral for voicemail - The Oatmeal

[_bcron_@lemmy.world]

Voicemail? Dead? Naww, it’s better than ever. If you get that far spit something out so I can read the transcription or I’ll straight up block your ass and forget you for eternity. Never do a callback if it’s one of those scam robocall ring-and-hangup shits

[spacenoodle@lemmy.world]

Since when is voicemail dead? It’s vital for when I miss a call from a healthcare provider, pharmacy, contractor, service provider … do y’all just sit in a sealed box all day?

[stinky@redlemmy.com]

no, I call my doctors or other services to verify dates… voicemail is abused by spammers so I never listen to them

[spacenoodle@lemmy.world]

You’re aware that you can see the phone number of the caller, right?

[bearofatime@lemm.ee]

See the number? Hell, I’ve had transcription since at least 2010.

[bearofatime@lemm.ee]

Hahahaha, have my upvote.

Yea, we don’t bother at work. You know I called, don’t waste your time listening to a message. If I called, it was urgent, get back to me as quick as you can.

Otherwise I’m gonna send you a message to setup a call.

[alexwiwa@lemmy.ml]

Yeah I love voicemail. It’s an easy way to tell if I need to return a call or it was a scam

[ilovethebomb@lemm.ee]

I want to sit down with the person who brought voice notes to Hinge, and ask them why the fuck they thought dating by voicemail was a good idea.

[darkcloud@lemmy.world]

That drawing style remind me of the card game with the explosives and the kittens.

[toofpic@lemmy.world]

If you’re a usual person, then “boo-hoo, people are so scared to be blocked by you”.
If you’re a moderator or something, you’re evil and unfit the position.

[iheartcheese@lemmy.world]

I sit in a box and I smear shit on the walls

[half@lemy.lol]

cries in Lemmy

[the_real_monte@sh.itjust.works]

That’s because The Oatmeal made that game

[empricorn@feddit.nl]

That’s me. I’ve been typing out all your messages and you don’t even seem to appreciate it! My fingers hurt…

[byteonbikes@slrpnk.net]

I love getting transcripts and then returning the call that goes to their voicemail.

[bearofatime@lemm.ee]

Why thank you!

[5714@lemmy.dbzer0.com]

Voicemail is dead, long live the voice message.

[hmonkey@lemy.lol]

How do you screen phone calls without voicemail?

[whithom@discuss.online]

I do love the oatmeal, but everything he does now is just for money. He’s probably just got a team of writers at this point.

[bdonvr@thelemmy.club]

I get tons of spam calls and basically zero spam voicemail ‍️

Plus with most carriers being able to transcribe voicemails I don’t even need to listen to them.