Re: What has happened to our beloved group?

% wrote:
> jojo wrote:
>> marg wrote:
>>> On Wed, 05 Aug 2026 18:55:12 +0000, jojo wrote:
>>>
>>>> Lane W wrote:
>>>>> Skeeter wrote:
>>>>>>
>>>>>> Somebody opened the kook cage.
>>>>>>
>>>>> Total crickets!
>>>>>
>>>>> Have you ever answered a call from an unknown number only to 
>>>>> be greeted
>>>>> with silence? Sometimes, no one responds at all. Other 
>>>>> times, there's a
>>>>> short delay before someone finally greets you. You may think 
>>>>> the person
>>>>> on the other end is just confused or distracted, or possibly 
>>>>> got the
>>>>> wrong number. But that's not the case, at least not with a 
>>>>> scam call.
>>>>
>>>> i get calls from banks and related businesses if the number 
>>>> is unknown
>>>> usually.
>>>>
>>>> my mom's number gets calls from real unkowns on rare 
>>>> occassions and its
>>>> usually a wrong number, not a scam.
>>>>
>>>> but speaking of scams, my aunt did get scammed through a 
>>>> phone call.. i
>>>> dont remember the details though, it was a while back.
>>>
>>>
>>> If you pick up a phone call and there is silence, it's a robot 
>>> call.
>>> Hang up and block the call.  Don't say anything.
>>>
>>
>> these days you can get ai calls where your voice can be 
>> transcribed and responses generated. its mostly being tried out 
>> by very large companies for their customer service jobs.
>>
>> these servcice jobs are going to be the first to have mass 
>> layoffs soon. the product is nearly ready and will become 
>> available to smaller companies for their customer service issues.
>>
> who  cares i'm retired and at such a young age

i dont believe in retirement. society cannot work that way and 
its already showing signs of instability.