Are We Heading for a World Where No One Ever Needs Talk to Another Human Being?

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The article discusses the potential for technology to reduce human interaction, with commenters sharing observations on changing communication habits.

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sixtyj

5 months ago

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I notice that phone calls are less frequent, and that people are writing emails and messages in chat instead of talking. So I guess, yeah, we might be lonely and chatting with robots. And maybe we'll even start to forget how to talk...

cranberryturkey

5 months ago

It’s especially difficult with my teenagers to get them to answer their phone. They prefer to text.

gus_massa

5 months ago

Here in Argentina, audios are very popular in WhatsApp. Does it count as talking to a human being?

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