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I hate phone calls so I believe in a telephone armistice. To me, the idea of calling someone unprompted is basically saying, 'Hey, stop whatever you're doing and talk to me right now.
Alexis Ohanian
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Alexis Ohanian
Age: 41
Born: 1983
Born: April 24
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