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kinda weird the complete 180 people have taken in the last 10-15 years in terms of how they act while at the store.
in my area, everyone is borderline standoffish, rude/pushy, and barely talks to anyone (or even make eye contact for that matter).
Back in 2010, it was the complete opposite. People were really warm towards strangers at the store, would say "excuse me" rather than shove past people, you could walk up to someone and start talking to them and have a conversation.
Even at my job, people barely talk to each other and would rather stare at their phones than have to talk. I've seen people, mid conversation, pull their phone out and then completely ignore the other person.
smart phones were a mistake imo, and people have tricked themselves into believing its necessary to own one.
anyway, thanks for coming to my ted talk, I didn't mean to usurp the topic with my boomer rant.