The Norm Classics by Michael Jantze for April 28, 2023

Nowadays everyone just blabbers in public when talking on the phone. Evolution or descent into anarchy?

Years ago when we visited Japan we saw people everywhere talking on their cellphones, but always so quietly that nobody nearby had to hear them. They trusted their electronics to amplify their voices instead of relying on shouting at their phones.

I had one of those eons ago

Would have felt dumber when the door opened.