• Riskable@programming.dev
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    7 days ago

    In short: They’re not. They’re basically guessing at this point for anyone under 50.

    Not only that but anyone under 50 who they do reach is the type of person who doesn’t use an ad blocker. In other words, iPhone users and the ignorant.

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      7 days ago

      I answered a phone call for a poll a few weeks ago. I knew it was a poll, but I wasn’t doing anything too important and talked to them for a few minutes. I was receiving texts and phone calls that I ignored (blocked), but since I picked up the call, the volume has increased. I realized my mistake of trying to let them know my opinion. The increase from before the poll to after was pretty drastic for the first week. I won’t make that mistake again.

      That is why people don’t answer even if we are free. No good deed goes unpunished.

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      7 days ago

      iPhone user here, with an ad blocker in Safari and DNS-based ad blocking. Don’t assume all iPhone users are in that category…

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      I mean, even if they “reach” you doesn’t mean you have to pick up the phone or respond to texts. As a matter of policy I don’t answer calls from numbers not in my contacts. If it’s important they’ll leave a voicemail.

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      Weird clarification, but the iPhone has shitloads of adblock, much more so than Android. There are YouTube apps that block all video ads, for instance. iOS even has a vpn built into the OS.