Dial R for Retard

Verbal Communication: From Landlines to Flatlines

Kids these days—and apparently “kids” are now defined as anyone under 40, but that’s another topic—have the conversational skills of circus geeks. When I talk to Millennials and Gen Zs, I feel like Jane Goodall when she first tried to get chimps to stop pelting each other with their own shit and start doing Vaudeville routines for nature documentaries.

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