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> Every day around the world, an estimated three billion people go to work and 2.9 billion of them avoid making small talk with their co-workers once they get there.

Wait, how are 2.9b people avoiding chitchat? I almost more interested in this.




I read the first part of the sentence as an estimation, and the second part as a joke.


:) the entire article's subtle humor is refreshing. I had a literal laugh-out-loud about the sharing streaming services login joke; ironic b/c such services are usually consumed en solo, which runs contrary to the thesis of the whole article in general




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