As a personal anecdote, I've also noticed that people around me are less interested in personal anecdotes in general. It seems more pronounced over time. I co

As a personal anecdote, I've also noticed that people around me are less interested in personal anecdotes in general. It seems more pronounced over time. I could hypothesize that Facebook and Twitter give people all the anecdotes they need, or that my anecdotes have become more poorly worded over time, but I really have no idea what the cause is.