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Because when strangers start chatting next to you, you can join the conversation and at least aren't relegated to listening to one side of it. Talking to new p
by noduerme 4y ago
Because when strangers start chatting next to you, you can join the conversation and at least aren't relegated to listening to one side of it.
Talking to new people in public is social. Talking on the phone in public is antisocial.
- soheil 4y agoSo if airlines enforced callers to put their device on speaker that'd resolve the issue?
- noduerme 4y agoNot really, since casually joining someone else's speaker call is almost as rude as taking one in the first place. The objective when designing any environment where people are forced together is to limit interpersonal friction and, where possible, encourage civility and cooperation. From that perspective, all verbalizations to or from people not interacting with the environment are detrimental.
- soheil 4y ago> all verbalizations to or from people not interacting with the environment are detrimental huh? connecting with someone you love over a video call is detrimental to the environment you're in?