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lstoddyesterday at 10:59 PM2 repliesview on HN

With calls, drop any non-prearranged calls, period.

Over a few years I burned that approach into my parents. It was tough, but worth it.


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grishkatoday at 1:21 AM

That's a good approach, and I do this too actually, but some people's job or occupation requires them to take calls from unknown numbers. And some people still use landlines without caller ID.

fortran77today at 12:06 AM

My mom used to know what to do, but with dementia, she lost that ability. We now have a call block on her landline, so only a small whitelist can get through.