If i have somewhere else to be or am short on time, then yea, i cant wait for them to finish telling me whatever they are telling me. Otherwise i can usually challange them with some questions or Insights, to create a two way conversation. Sure, if the person is someone i dont know well, ill usually not ask questions, and i am indeed not interested.

Privacy, I wager.

Phones constitute a crime against humanity.

Maybe he didn’t like the idea of a wanna be dictator in a position where he can damage democracy.