r/Millennials • u/watermelon_fries Millennial • Aug 14 '26

Meme Always on silent

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u/SendMeAnother1 Aug 14 '26

I would like to think it is because they don't know how to turn it off... but I was motivated to figure it out!

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u/EpicEpicnessTheEpic Aug 15 '26

Generally older people are hard of hearing and struggle to hear their phones.

But they grew up happily talking to people, ringing each other up on landlines for a chat before mobiles became a thing and now use mobiles the same way. And as you get older and getting out and about gets harder, that contact becomes a lifeline in fending off loneliness - something that is a major issue for elderly people.

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u/rydan Older Millennial Aug 15 '26

My dad purposely sets the ringtone and it even loudly declares the name of the person. My mom always calls when we are at the theater.