Lacking the human touch

In which the writer muses on the value of an automated thank you.

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If you have a telephone you’ve probably received a robo-call.

They come in all shapes and flavors — scams, polls, advertising — and usually at inopportune moments like dinner time or when you’re on the second floor of the house and the phone is on the first.