“Old boundaries vanish; new ones replace them,” writes Lance Morrow (“An Age of Violated Boundaries,” op-ed, Nov. 11). The most consequential new boundary I see today is between people. Electronic communication is replacing human conversation. I often feel that I don’t even register a blip on the internal radar screens of others. More cars have their windows tinted so darkly that you can’t see the driver. The corporate concept of cordiality, the “hello” you hear upon entering a chain pharmacy, is expressed so insincerely that it is laughable.

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Walking in New York, July 23, 2019.

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“Old boundaries vanish; new ones replace them,” writes Lance Morrow (“An Age of Violated Boundaries,” op-ed, Nov. 11). The most consequential new boundary I see today is between people. Electronic communication is replacing human conversation. I often feel that I don’t even register a blip on the internal radar screens of others. More cars have their windows tinted so darkly that you can’t see the driver. The corporate concept of cordiality, the “hello” you hear upon entering a chain pharmacy, is expressed so insincerely that it is laughable.

“It’s a familiar fallacy to think the end of an old society will bring happiness,” Mr. Morrow opines. The rise in homicide, suicide, opioid addiction, alcoholism and domestic violence certainly support his conclusion.

Brian Kent

Tulsa, Okla.