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​21-YEAR-OLD ACCIDENTALLY MAKES PHONE CALL, ENGAGES IN FIRST REAL CONVERSATION SINCE 2016
Reports “mild emotional connection” and “unexpected narrative arc”
AUSTIN, TX — Local college senior Tyler Morgan reportedly experienced his first real phone call last Tuesday, causing what experts are calling a “deeply uncomfortable but ultimately humanizing event.”
Sources say Tyler meant to text “u good?” to his roommate, but his thumb slipped — and somehow, the call connected.
“I panicked,” said Morgan. “There was this weird noise… and then I heard a voice. His voice. Just… speaking to me. In real time. No edit button.”
Morgan, who’s had a smartphone since age 10, admitted this was his first fully voice-based, synchronous, eye-contact-free conversation longer than 12 seconds. It lasted 6 minutes and 38 seconds — which researchers estimate is equivalent to a three-day emotional retreat for Gen Z.
Tyler's experience has triggered a minor cultural reckoning.
“There were pauses,” he explained. “Like actual silences where I had to think… then respond… out loud.”
When asked how he got through it, Tyler said:
“Honestly, I just started telling a story. Like, what happened that day. And suddenly we were laughing. It was kind of… fun?”
He has since made three additional phone calls — one to his grandma, one to his girlfriend (“It felt like a podcast we didn’t record”), and one accidental call to DoorDash support that “actually went okay.”
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🪑 From The Editor’s Desk
Voice: The Original Social Media
Turns out the ability to speak isn’t just charming nostalgia.
It’s a competitive advantage.
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In a world of voice notes, vague “lols,” and group chat misinterpretations, the person who can speak clearly, tell a story, and hold a conversation?
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That person wins the room. The interview. The relationship. The job.
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It’s not about being the loudest. It’s about being real.
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Storytelling is a superpower — especially when no one else is using theirs.
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And yes, that includes using your voice… even when it cracks.
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