Digital interaction often results in exhaustion because it lacks the soothing, regulating power of physical presence and eye contact.

“When it is as if but not really and nothing really happens up there, then you are exhausted.”

Digital small talk in DMs and text streams has become an invasive and tiresome trend.

“And so it's like now the small talk infection disease. It's it's it's infecting everywhere. It's infecting text streams. It's infecting DMs. And I just feel like I can't escape it.”

Airlines should be transparent about not valuing passenger time instead of using misleading messaging when they fail to schedule a crew for a flight.

“Or just how about we value your money, but you. You can't get any money back thanks to the Trump administration. So go yourself, Dad. I would at least appreciate the honesty.”

Continuing conversations in digital spaces after a clear signal that the interaction has ended is an annoyance.

“A lot of little nuggets dropped in DMs or in text messages and it just doesn't end despite you using like a closing thumbs up emoji and making sure they see no bubble like this. We're pumping the brakes here with all this chitchat.”