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[–] cuerdo@lemmy.world 41 points 3 months ago (6 children)

That is called a wife and there is an app to get those

[–] Ziglin@lemmy.world 20 points 3 months ago (1 children)

Quite a bit of effort, especially if you want spares. There's also a risk that they are introverts themself.

[–] cuerdo@lemmy.world 3 points 3 months ago

If she is an introver, then you are the extrovert, get on the phone!

[–] Rusty@lemmy.ca 10 points 3 months ago (2 children)

My wife is also an introvert. What should I do now?

[–] lemmy_get_my_coat@lemmy.world 17 points 3 months ago (1 children)
[–] Rusty@lemmy.ca 10 points 3 months ago

I suggested that to my wife and now I'm sleeping on the couch. And I still need to make that phone call.

[–] KryptoSynth@ani.social 5 points 3 months ago* (last edited 3 months ago)

try for baby and see if you get lucky

[–] Whats_your_reasoning@lemmy.world 6 points 3 months ago* (last edited 3 months ago) (1 children)

It's only the wife's job if the husband makes calls for her, too. (In a hetero relationship, of course.)

At least, for me. I do and have made calls for partners, and they've made calls for me too. I gel best with other introverts, so we take turns when one of us doesn't have the energy to make a phone call. No need to gender it, it's what supportive partners do for each other.

[–] cuerdo@lemmy.world 5 points 3 months ago (1 children)

I just gender it because it is my case, but it is true that it depends on each case. It is easier for me sometimes, it is easier for her others.

[–] Whats_your_reasoning@lemmy.world 5 points 3 months ago (1 children)

Thank you for clarifying. Women often get tasked with extra emotional labor, so I wasn't sure which way your post was going at first. I withdraw my downvote and wish you a lovely day!

[–] cuerdo@lemmy.world 4 points 3 months ago

This is the recurring problem i have between generalization and discrimination.

For example, women are, on average, more sociable, but that generalization can harm women who do not fit the majority. The same applies to men, who are often expected to be quieter or less expressive, which can be isolating for those who are not.

I don't think generalizations are not inherently bad—they help us describe and understand patterns—but they are risky for exactly the reasons you point out.

[–] criss_cross@lemmy.world 4 points 3 months ago

My wife is an extrovert that hates making phone calls.

[–] SpaceNoodle@lemmy.world 3 points 3 months ago (1 children)

Mine has aphasia, where can I trade her in?

[–] cuerdo@lemmy.world 3 points 3 months ago

Use cue cards

[–] RaoulDuke85@piefed.social 1 points 3 months ago (1 children)

Only works for so long until she gets tired of it and starts calling you lazy.

[–] general_kitten@sopuli.xyz 2 points 3 months ago* (last edited 3 months ago)

i guess it has to be a husband then

[–] unrealMinotaur@sh.itjust.works 26 points 3 months ago

Sam Altman waddles in:

Boy, do I got the app for you.

[–] Lost_My_Mind@lemmy.world 20 points 3 months ago (2 children)

Yeah, but then you'd have to call the extroverts to order the service.

[–] some_kind_of_guy@lemmy.world 27 points 3 months ago

Surely there would be an app?

[–] Mac@mander.xyz 1 points 3 months ago

No it would be via IM. You connect, go to a secure chat room, share necessary info, and then the call can commence.

Problem would be that you would have to blindly trust all participants.

[–] Viking_Hippie@lemmy.dbzer0.com 20 points 3 months ago (1 children)
[–] LadyButterfly@piefed.blahaj.zone 5 points 3 months ago (1 children)
[–] Viking_Hippie@lemmy.dbzer0.com 3 points 3 months ago

Thanks! I love it when a great meme just fits perfectly 😁

[–] callouscomic@lemmy.zip 15 points 3 months ago (1 children)

Introvert doesnt mean anti-social or fear of society.

[–] jjjalljs@ttrpg.network 9 points 3 months ago

It kind of bothers me that people use "introvert" to mean like "crippling social anxiety and agoraphobia".

Maybe it's just online spaces accumulate more people who identify with those disorders, and "introvert" sounds nicer .

[–] NaibofTabr 10 points 3 months ago* (last edited 3 months ago) (1 children)

I mean... do you expect the results of these calls to be... good?

'Cause like, if your standards for the outcome of these calls aren't too high, then just go down to the nearest bar and buy some half-drunk guy another round to make the call for you.

On the bright side, you probably won't be obligated to call that person again!

[–] Hadriscus@jlai.lu 22 points 3 months ago (1 children)

do all these things.... as an introvert ?

[–] NaibofTabr 15 points 3 months ago (1 children)

Oh right... need to hire someone to go to the bar for me...

[–] Viking_Hippie@lemmy.dbzer0.com 6 points 3 months ago

Gonna need to hire someone to hire someone to hire someone to go to the bar for me.

Sounds pretty expensive all in all 🤔

[–] veroxii@aussie.zone 7 points 3 months ago (1 children)

Hire a virtual assistant. They can make the calls for you and will cost you about $10 to $25 per hour. They can also organise all kinds of other things for you.

[–] explodicle@sh.itjust.works 3 points 3 months ago

I'm thinking about actually doing this. My hearing isn't what it used to be, and I keep yelling "yes I'm here!" to the ads in the hold music. For some reason customer service voices are quieter than normal people's cell phones.

[–] melsaskca@lemmy.ca 6 points 3 months ago

Would texting cause less anxiety than a voice call? I would think so but maybe not.

[–] bitjunkie@lemmy.world 5 points 3 months ago (1 children)

Everything-as-a-service is annoying but I think this hypothetical app would probably have still been less expensive than my marriage

[–] Rooster326@programming.dev 1 points 3 months ago (1 children)

Yes but then who would demand a refund because the order was for "No Pickles"

[–] bitjunkie@lemmy.world 1 points 3 months ago

Moot point because such a blasphemous order would never happen in this household

[–] Remember_the_tooth@lemmy.world 5 points 3 months ago

They're around. They're just not for us plebs. For about $700/mo you can get a subscription. Worth it? Not for me, but if I made a few times what I do now, I might start thinking about it.

[–] ideonek@piefed.social 3 points 3 months ago

Somewhere some introvert would be paying extrovert to call you... an introvert.

What have you done?

[–] greedytacothief@lemmy.dbzer0.com 3 points 3 months ago

I feel my social battery recover when I have positive experiences with friends and even with strangers. But I used to think I was introverted because working up to do anything social was a huge drain. Turns out the problem isn't people, it's my anxiety...

Are there any introverts that don't have much anxiety? What's the opposite like?

[–] bjoern_tantau@swg-empire.de 3 points 3 months ago (1 children)

I only use online services to order food delivery to avoid the phone calls. And for some restaurants this actually means that an employee of the online service will call and tell them what I ordered.

Now I wonder if these services have a record of the main languages spoken at the restaurants and try to match up agents that speak that language.

[–] rumschlumpel@feddit.org 5 points 3 months ago* (last edited 3 months ago)

That kind of effort feels too humane for the current state of capitalism.

[–] Shanmugha@lemmy.world 2 points 3 months ago

And then get text summary of the conversation. Sign me up for alpha/beta/whatever test any day

[–] CameronDev@programming.dev 2 points 3 months ago
[–] mastod0n@lemmy.world 2 points 3 months ago

Sorry, no. We need adults to behave like adults.

[–] TomMasz@piefed.social 2 points 3 months ago

If this existed when I was in high school I could have gone to Senior Prom. But it didn't and I didn't.