The death of ‘hello’: how gen Z – and scammers – put paid to the greeting

September 5, 2026 · 9:00 am 2 sources

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• The Generation That’s Never Had to Say ‘Hello?’
  The New York Times · September 5, 2026 09:00
  Now that there’s rarely any mystery to who’s calling, Gen Z has adopted a range of custom phone greetings — including no greeting at all.
• The death of ‘hello’: how gen Z – and scammers – put paid to the greeting
  The Guardian · September 7, 2026 14:08
  If you’re called by an unidentified number, the advice is to remain silent until you’re sure there’s a human being on the line. Is this the end of an era? Name: Hello. Age: 200 years old. Continue reading...