It’s so true. Small talk, serendipity, chance encounters. All gone, because we have our smartphones instead. Is that a good thing? This Mashable cartoon and article hints that it is – but many opportunities to meet people next to you are lost this way…. “Small talk is tough. No one really cares to discuss how hot/cold it is outside, but partygoers have got to do what’s necessary to break that awkward ice.But something is changing at parties ’round the world. Boring, but absolutely necessary, small talk is going extinct thanks to smartphones.”
Workplace Learning in the Digital Age 