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Remember when we actually talked to strangers at the DMV

Last month I was sitting in line at the DMV in Austin for 2 hours and everyone was just staring at their phones... nobody even made eye contact. Three years ago I would have ended up chatting with someone about their car or where they worked. Has anyone else noticed how much quieter waiting rooms have gotten since everyone started scrolling?
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jordanl82
jordanl8212d ago
God, right? I actually read this article last week about how waiting rooms are basically becoming social dead zones. It said something like 70% of people at the DMV or doctor's office just bury their faces in their phones now, compared to like 20% a decade ago. Kinda makes me miss those random conversations about someone's busted tail light or where they got their car from (you know, the boring but kinda nice chats).
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wright.kevin
Last two times at the dentist office people barely grunted at each other too.
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