There are still lots of services requiring a phone number (at registering or using it for 2FA). No one likes it but that's the reality.
And no, virtual numbers like Google Voice are often (but not always) blocked.
I can see why people want a phone number now. I was thinking more about why society doesn’t move away from phone numbers (for me, it’s been a hastle to be linked to a carrier and a country)
What better system can you think off? That allows calling the doctor, a restaurant, or that friend-of-a-friend who is selling a tractor?
Without requiring people self-host a brunch of infrastructure (I like self-hosting stuff, most people wouldn't)
Also, inertia
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