Kaj_Sotala comments on The Mere Cable Channel Addition Paradox - Less Wrong

64 Post author: Ghatanathoah 26 July 2012 07:20AM

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Comment author: Kaj_Sotala 26 July 2012 12:48:01PM 13 points [-]

Why do I never have discussions like this with telemarketers?

Comment author: FiftyTwo 26 July 2012 09:47:45PM 4 points [-]

They've discovered long enlightening dialogues are not cost effective in time usage to sales made. Therefore they've established a rationalist blacklist who they avoid calling.

Comment author: Jayson_Virissimo 27 July 2012 10:17:33AM 2 points [-]

Why do I never have discussions like this with telemarketers?

Have you ever tried? As it turns out, I haven't. On the other hand, when I was a kid, I remember my dad once giving an entire sales lecture to a telemarketer (he was a sales manager at the time) who was demonstrating poor marketing skills.