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Alright lets talk about Phone Numbers Phone numbers were used to call somebody or get a call from somebody. That was basically it. Then after some time, they became more than that. Now you give your number at a supermarket checkout. You give your number at a restaurant just to check the menu.

You are just trying to sign up. Or verify yourself. Or order something. Or just see the damn menu. But the funny part is, the same phone number is also your identity on messaging apps.

So the number you casually give somewhere just to use a service is also the same thing someone can use to reach your personal inbox. That is where it gets weird. You are basically saying: “Here is my number so I can use your service.” But somehow that can also mean:

Here is a direct way to message me.” Those are not the same thing. And only god knows how many of your contacts gave contact permission to random apps. Your number is sitting in your friends’ phones. Family phones. Coworkers’ phones. Old classmates.