Your thoughts reflect my own questions about technology. I feel every year, a tiny bit of my agency is chipped away through automation or simplification. I fee

Your thoughts reflect my own questions about technology. I feel every year, a tiny bit of my agency is chipped away through automation or simplification. I feel like every (in person) human interaction we have refreshes our ability to communicate and connect with people, and probably makes the brain happy on some primal/chemical level. Bit by bit, these brief interactions are being removed from our lives (self checkouts, online shopping, google maps/GPS, online dating etc). I thought having more time to focus on myself would be great--and it was, on the surface. But now I see great importance in smiling and saying hello to a cashier, or stopping a stranger to ask for directions. The eye contact.. the warmth of another human. It's really important.