Note sull'episodio
We’ve never had more ways to communicate—and somehow, we may be talking to each other less than ever.
In this episode of That Old(er) Guy Show, Jeff Blair looks at “The Lost Art of Talking to People.” Text messages replace phone calls. Restaurant orders are placed on screens. Self-checkouts replace cashiers. Automated voices handle customer service. And families and friends can sit around the same table while everyone is looking at a different phone.
Technology has made communication faster and more convenient, but has something important been lost along the way?
With humor, nostalgia and a little Old(er) Guy perspective, we look at what happens when efficiency starts replacing everyday human interaction—and why those seemingly insignificant conversations with cashiers, servers, neighbors and even strangers may matter more than we realize.
Maybe we don’t need another way to communicate.
Maybe we just need to start talking again.