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I called t-mobile customer service today. I wanted to know how I should dial someone if I want my caller-id blocked. I found this out by myself later- the service person really did not get my question. I thought it was fairly straight forward question but then I guess I have the experience of coming from a world where there was not only no caller-id but it could always be blocked on any phone. It seemed like the customer service person didn't have this experience or it was so long forgotten that it may well have never happened. It felt like I was informing my service provider that you can actually block one's caller-id.... a notion that I guess is now antiquated, my how privacy has changed. I am now old complaining about how things once were. I just assumed I would always be interested in new things, that I'd always keep with the times, but I had not fathomed how radically notions that I always thought where universal (like privacy) would change. I'm trying now to move forward and understand the motivations of the younger generation. My partner, who is exactly my same age minus 6 days, seems to have a different opinion about privacy then I do. For instance she checks-in to foursquare whenever we go out. That's something that I would of never done had it been left up to just me. So, that's interesting- I hope to learn how she views all this and perhaps I'll grow a little out of my old stubborn opinions in the process.