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I guess I'm an old man but I don't understand why people give strangers their phones to enter a number. Your phone has lots of really important shit on it, people. Don't give it to strangers pleaseeee
Unless you're an obnoxious dude at a bar. Then, give your phone to anyone who smiles at you!
I mean...if a girl says, "here, I'll type it in," I'm not going to be like, "don't touch my phone, just tell it to me." What's she going to do, run away with it? Stand there browsing through my documents for my social security number?
Yes, and Yes. There are people who have had these exact things done to them.
Venmo themselves cash from the phone you just gave them.
People suck.
I think we might hang out at different bars idk.
Not that I'd give someone my phone, or ever send dick pics (I'm with Tom Cardy on this), but all my contacts are full names, including all my family members. They wouldn't be able to tell. In fact, the only people with nicknames are my online friends, several of which still have their nickname despite us visiting each other multiple times and definitely knowing our real names.
I love that top comment:
Of course, he has some awesome non-shitpost music, too. Namely, this: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BLzxuIfD9rU
I have Tom Cardy songs I love because they're funny, and Tom Cardy songs I just straight up love and are on my regular Playlist. Transcendental Cha Cha Cha is the top of my love, play all the time list, along with Artificial Intelligence, Don't touch my Ladder, and Lo-fi.
I love a bunch of others too, too many to list, but some of those are comedy mood songs, while the above work for many more of my moods.
Like most people sure, full names I get it I'm with you. But your mother? You have her in your phone under her full name?
Yes since I sort my phonebook by lastname it keeps family members grouped. Also you can add what the relation of a contact with you is in your “My Card”. So you can still tell Siri to ”Call Mom” and it will pick the right number even though it’s not stored as “Mom”
And my father. In fact, mother is in there with first name and her maiden name, despite being remarried. There was some logical reason I did it a while ago that I've forgotten. Either auto complete or audio dial or something.
Scams. If someone did get ahold of your phone and it was unlocked, it keeps them from texting "Mom" "hey, I'm stuck in [xx] and I need you to send me $1500. Send it to my friend's venmo, because mine is messed up right now."
The contacts app has a field for "first name" and one for "last name". I fill out the data that the forms give me. So yes, my parents are under their real names.
Well, the good news for you is that this didn’t happen. It’s a fictional story for entertainment purposes.
What?
The "fake" part (editing contacts) is unrelated to TOP's complaint? People actually do handover their phone to add contacts. Even I've done it multiple times and I'm basically a recluse.
Desperation, that's why.