> even if it means cracking open a laptop in a starbucks I would probably go with "Saying hi to the owner of the local general store" as a minimal amount of hu

> even if it means cracking open a laptop in a starbucks I would probably go with "Saying hi to the owner of the local general store" as a minimal amount of human contact. But then, I'd rather talk to shopkeeps than baristas even on a social day.