The Case for Calling People on the Phone
This is an edition of The Wonder Reader, a newsletter in which our editors recommend a set of stories to spark your curiosity and fill you with delight. Sign up here to get it every Saturday morning.Conversation has become optimized—but not always for the better.
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This is an edition of The Wonder Reader, a newsletter in which our editors recommend a set of stories to spark your curiosity and fill you with delight. Sign up here to get it every Saturday morning.Conversation has become optimized—but not always for the better. We send a quick text instead of making a call, react with an emoji instead of a laugh, and turn catching up into a series of efficient updates. Although staying in touch with people is easier than ever, we spend surprisingly little time talking to one another.“No one picks up the phone anymore,” Alexis C.
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- What's the story?
- This is an edition of The Wonder Reader, a newsletter in which our editors recommend a set of stories to spark your curiosity and fill you with delight. Sign up here to get it every Saturday morning.Conversation has become optimized—but not always for the better.
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- 1 outlet, average source rating 8.0/10.
- When was it last updated?
- just now ago.
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The Case for Calling People on the Phone
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