Unsolicited 'Technical Support' Telephone call, 2016/11/20.
This one I was surprised to get because of the hour; it was roughly 21:00 which
I thought rather late for a call esp for a Sunday (which interestingly enough is
followed by Monday and very often Mondays are work days). But I guess I'm not
surprised either: these vermin are desperate for money and don't really care who
they hurt. In any case I don't remember what he called himself but it was
obvious he wanted to help 'fix' my non-existent Windows computer. Of course I
don't have a Windows computer so I only partially lied. But I feel no guilt
whatsoever nor should I (if anyone should feel guilt it is the parasite who
called me though I know he most likely never will).
- Vermin: This is Tech Support. Are you the primary user of the computer?
Of course if I truly owned this new contraption called a 'computer'
I would think to myself: 'If I wanted help I would call the provider
rather than have someone call me at random' because that's the most
rational think to think of. But my household doesn't even have a
computer!
- Me: This house doesn't have a computer.
His reaction was anything but expected: he seemed truly dumbfounded
and it went like this:
- Vermin: Really?
I can only imagine the look on his face when he asked it; just the
way he asked it (beyond the words) was enough to put a picture to it
quite well.
- Me: Yes. Is this some new kind of gadget?
Amazingly he continued! It seems there is a hint of humanity in him
although I don't have much hope in the long run.
- Vermin: Yes
- Me: Where can I learn about these things ?
Admittedly I was quite enjoying this and my mother was listening in
the other room and she was already at this point highly
amused.
- Vermin: They're very entertaining.
I didn't actually ask what they are so much as where I could learn
about them. Maybe he was putting his 1 neuron + 1 neuron together coming
to the conclusion that the next question would be what I could do with
them; but I won't ever know because it was soon over. Still I give him
credit for not immediately hanging up to find another victim as I mostly
expected.
- Me: I heard though about this 'Windows': my understanding is the effect
on computers is much like those of air conditioners: the moment you open a
window they [air conditioners] stop working.
Of course I cannot take credit for that reference but it's an
amusing one anyway and I had to throw it in (my mother was also laughing
out loud by now and almost immediately after hanging up she said
something to me about it). I suspect he was so confused and also somehow
sympathetic to me not having a computer that this is why (interestingly
enough) he didn't put together that in fact I actually did know about these
foreign 'computers'. The conversation ended pretty much at this point on
friendly terms.
Of course I was actually chatting with my beloved via my computer at the
time but what's the harm in telling these people I don't have a computer and
I don't even know what they are? The result is the same: their time is
wasted (as it should be) and I won't be a victim in any case. To those who
claim otherwise this is more proof that with all bad comes good just as much
as all good comes with bad (the two cannot exist independently): he could
have easily hung up and tried for another victim immediately yet here he
decided to be friendly (even if out of being baffled at my claim) and
continued the conversation. The reason you can't find good in something is
you refuse to accept the possibility or you don't know where to look (and
the bad might hide the little - or however much - good they have very well).