A
Oh, that, that's a remarkable number. I get them rarely and I'm still astounded that, that one, they let anyone do them and two, that they have any effect in this whatsoever. Um, because I'm usually so insulted by them I just hang up as soon as I recognize what,
B
Yeah.
A
they are. I think they prey on people's, um, inherent politeness on the phone even with the machine. I find people being kind of polite and waiting for it to finish what it has to say, and then they feel an obligation to respond even though there's not even a person there.
B
And I think that's what makes one feel invaded is the fact that there seems to be little control and you, one's feeling obligated,
A
Uh-huh.
B
because of some sense of, of the way the ritual is played out.