[ryandrake]

I'm not the guy you asked, but I also basically keep my phone in Do Not Disturb mode 24/7, meaning no calls, no texts, no notifications, ever. I choose when I have time to look at my messages, not the other party.

I'm not a doctor, and even if I was, I'll never be able to help them purely over the phone if they are "lying bleeding somewhere" and I'm not around. If my house is burning down and I'm away, what am I going to do about it remotely that a phone call will solve? I'm not a firefighter and I can't splash water over RF. If something happens at my kid's school, I'm not there, and even if I was, I probably wouldn't be able to do anything about it.

That being said, if someone really, really thinks that I can somehow help them over the phone in an emergency, despite my number not being 9-1-1, certain family and friend's numbers I allow to punch through DND and reach me.

[bruce511]

My phone is on silent 100% of the time. (With small exceptions when I'm expecting a call.)

I might like to be informed of emergencies, but I'm not a first responder. If you are bleeding phone 911, not me.

To be fair, my mom sends my wife a message to tell me to "check my phone" if she needs me :)

Each person finds their own level of intrusion they want from their device. I've picked mine. You pick yours.