- We've stopped talking to strangers because of our phones. In the past we needed conversation to pass time but now we don't need it anymore. - The other factor is that cities also have an overload of stimulus. Given how many people we encounter we actually try to remove people from our field of interest completely. - We also generally have a fear of rejection. We've been taught since children about "Stranger Danger" and that is something we carry with us in this generation. ---- #curiousminds 193: Joe Keohane on The Benefit of Talking to Strangers