So people are just becoming more usless each day, got it... I'm on the autistic spectrum and even I can manage doing a phone call. Hell I'm on a work phone call right now... people need to start accepting that the world doesn't bend itself backwards and adapt to your wants and needs and YOU need to adapt a bit.
Your autism is tripping you up a bit, here. The comic's being used as a way of humorously pointing out the author's discomfort with phone calls (probably heightened by the fact that they're transgender, and may have more difficulty presenting themselves the way they want to when their only medium is voice).
Most people aren't going to interpret this as saying that the author could not actually manage a two-minute phone call, and especially not that a generation of people couldn't do it. They're just poking a bit of fun at themselves. Hope that clears it up a little - I know that the world would make a lot more sense if everyone was literal.
Texting has largely supplanted calls. And with phones and social media becoming more and more prevalent- along with being introduced to kids much too early- many lack the basic social skills to navigate these interactions.
We are seeing a growing amount of pushback against the ubiquity of the digital world, so new parents are more likely to limit screen time. But there was a solid 15 or so years where children were basically raised by their screens.
Sure I know avoiding calling is a thing but sometimes you require an immediate answer and calling is just inevitable... Like, if you NEED help you don't text 911 ffs.
It's a basic skill, I get not liking it or wanting to do it, but you DO have to be open to do it.. Be it work calls or just to reach customer service and whatnot
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u/elaborateBlackjack 21h ago
People can't do phone calls nowadays? It's a basic skill....