[visarga]

> It carries over from not being able to sue the telephone or telegraph company

On the other hand, phone calls are not persistent and one to one, not one to anyone.

[crooked-v]

> not one to anyone

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Party_line_(telephony)

[clmckinley]

And you generally know the person who is on both ends. This leads to a sense of history and consequence which is most commonly not available on the internet.

[BadThink6655321]

Not anymore. My wife and I now get more spam calls than real calls.