Re: What has happened to our beloved group?

On Fri, 07 Aug 2026 20:40:51 +0000, jojo wrote:

> % 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.

It works if you save diligently for it.  If you have no debts and pay off 
your mortgage before retiring (if you own a home.) I'm retired and I'm 
doing okay, so far.