Please, Don’t Call Me
Seven Arguments Against Phone Calls
7 min readApr 22, 2024
Calls used to be both exciting and essential. Now they’re neither. For the most part, they’re intrusive and disruptive.
Before you start wording your disagreement, please read on, and know that I understand this isn’t a popular take. I’m 40 years old, and anyone near my age, and certainly anyone older than me, is already thinking, “What is…