Recipients of a robotext can choose to delay the moment of interruption. They can wait until a more convenient moment to read a text, and determine whether it was spam or not. Recipients of a robocall have to deal with the interruption immediately. They can potentially delay to voicemail, but that isn't a guarantee.
Because of this, the expectation of robocalls is enough to put the act of answering any unknown caller past the threshold of reasonable effort. Being interrupted by a robocall is likely enough that I don't answer calls from any unsaved numbers; unless I'm expecting an unavoidable call (something employment or healthcare related), in which case I am held captive: forced to answer every spam call the moment it rings.
In that situation, not only must I answer the spam calls, but I must also be prepared each time to answer the important call I am waiting for! This is incredibly stressful, especially since I have ADHD and struggle to prepare for, and to keep myself prepared for, a phone conversation.
Both types of spam are serious problems, but it's robocalls that cause me the most stress and general harm.
Recipients of a robotext can choose to delay the moment of interruption. They can wait until a more convenient moment to read a text, and determine whether it was spam or not. Recipients of a robocall have to deal with the interruption immediately. They can potentially delay to voicemail, but that isn't a guarantee.
Because of this, the expectation of robocalls is enough to put the act of answering any unknown caller past the threshold of reasonable effort. Being interrupted by a robocall is likely enough that I don't answer calls from any unsaved numbers; unless I'm expecting an unavoidable call (something employment or healthcare related), in which case I am held captive: forced to answer every spam call the moment it rings.
In that situation, not only must I answer the spam calls, but I must also be prepared each time to answer the important call I am waiting for! This is incredibly stressful, especially since I have ADHD and struggle to prepare for, and to keep myself prepared for, a phone conversation.
Both types of spam are serious problems, but it's robocalls that cause me the most stress and general harm.