The causation is the other way around though. People and local societies grew apart decades ago, and the norms changed. The culture of isolation of big multicul

The causation is the other way around though. People and local societies grew apart decades ago, and the norms changed. The culture of isolation of big multicultural cities slowly became increasingly common and people stopped talking in the bus/train. The phone fit nicely into this trend and reinforced it, but i dont think the trend is reversible by removing the phone.