In 2020 nobody picks up the phone unless caller ID shows the call is coming from someone you know.
Telesales people haven’t cracked that nut, and pollsters aren’t going to either.
In 2020 nobody picks up the phone unless caller ID shows the
call is coming from someone you know.
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Yep. Even if its someone I know I still may not answer and
let them leave a message if they so desire.
And the people who do pick up are the kind who are easily push-polled into saying whatever the pollster wants to hear.
Polling has gone from sampling a litter of happy, friendly puppies who just love seeing you to trying to sample angry, feral cats. They don't want to be caught and if you somehow catch one it will try to tear your eyes out.
The phone has largely become worthless as a communication tool. Telemarketers have done that, doubly so with the federal "do not call" list which means anyone calling me now will happily break the law to sell me their crap like a street corner drug dealer.
And while I was typing this another phone call from some number I didn't recognize rang my cell phone. I just looked at the caller ID to see if it was a friend. Nope.