Comment by rightbyte

> Every 20-30 years some new tech made it easier, cheaper, and faster to get your message to an intended recipient.

No it has regressed now. We are probably back to the level of 1950s before telephones became common.

People don't answer unknown numbers and are not listed in the telephone book.

When I was a kid in the 90s I could call almost anyone in my town by looking them up in the phone book.