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A businessman laments that he no longer has colleagues a... doesn’t stop by to talk; he doesn’t call. He says th... want to interrupt them. He says they’re “too busy on... But then he pauses and corrects himself. “I’m not te...
A 16-year-o

The Flight From Conversation - NYTimes.com
http://www.nytimes.com/2012/04/22/opini.../the-flight-from-conversation.html?...

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A businessman laments that he no longer has colleagues at work. He doesn’t stop by to talk; he doesn’t call. He says that he doesn’t want to interrupt them. He says they’re “too busy on their e-mail.” But then he pauses and corrects himself. “I’m not telling the truth. I’m the one who doesn’t want to be interrupted. I think I should. But I’d rather just do things on my BlackBerry.”

A 16-year-old boy who relies on texting for almost everything says almost wistfully, “Someday, someday, but certainly not now, I’d like to learn how to have a conversation.”

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<p itemprop="articleBody">A businessman laments that he no longer has colleagues at work. He doesn&#x2019;t stop by to talk; he doesn&#x2019;t call. He says that he doesn&#x2019;t want to interrupt them. He says they&#x2019;re &#x201c;too busy on their e-mail.&#x201d; But then he pauses and corrects himself. &#x201c;I&#x2019;m not telling the truth. I&#x2019;m the one who doesn&#x2019;t want to be interrupted. I think I should. But I&#x2019;d rather just do things on my BlackBerry.&#x201d; </p><p itemprop="articleBody"> A 16-year-old boy who relies on texting for almost everything says almost wistfully, &#x201c;Someday, someday, but certainly not now, I&#x2019;d like to learn how to have a conversation.&#x201d; </p>