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How instant communication killed conversation

How instant communication killed conversation

24 June 2023

9:00 AM

24 June 2023

9:00 AM

We live in an age of instant communication. But communication has never been less certain.

Once in a while, WhatsApp takes several days to deliver a message to me. The first I know that someone contacted me on Friday is when my phone pings on Tuesday. Like when a friend let me know he and his partner were getting engaged.

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