One place this does not work conveniently for the listener is in mass media or group events. The listener may be forced to leave the entire communication experience in order to get away from the voice. Technology should eventually find elegant solutions (hivelink)
There is a black mirror episode where people can "block" other people so that they literally do not even see or hear them when they are next to them. They see a grey blob.
(hivelink)- Speaking of that Black Mirror episode, when that guy went totally crazy and frantic when his ex blocked him...was all that craziness necessary? Did he not have some more mindful options? tid:849 (1) (hivelink)
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