Phone number

Every weekday, during working hours, I receive several calls from unknown salespeople attempting to advertise their products. Most of these annoying calls are in real estate and finance. There are moments I contemplate blocking all strange numbers, but that action would also prevent me from shippers and other essential services. Sometimes I wonder when the phone system will disappear since we are using it less by and by.

I seldom use my phone to call or send SMS messages. Instead, social networks and chat apps are more convenient and cost-effective communication tools. However, such applications need a bridge between digital and physical worlds, a hybrid ID. When you register a new email or social platform account, a phone number is typically required. And if you forget your password, you can always recover your account using the phone. Now it has become a part of infrastructure, a passport we need to enter the internet.

But is it a necessity permanent? Will phone numbers always be a part of our lives? In the future when we have 6G or higher level technology, every device could be interconnected and available all the time, and other innovative identification methods could be adopted. That might be the time the phone number will go to the museum.

014 - jaken - 13/11/2023