In an effort to combat the growing epidemic of social isolation, a Boston biotech firm has deployed a series of public telephones designed to connect total strangers. It’s a social experiment that sounds like a sci-fi premise. Early data suggests that these brief, anonymous interactions are providing a significant mental health boost to participants.
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HOWE WEIRD REACTION
Howe Weird here… public phones? In 2026? I thought the only thing public phones were used for now was as a bathroom for the local bird population. But honestly, talking to a total stranger about your day sounds like a much better social experiment than the chaos of Twitter. Just don’t be surprised if the ‘mystery caller’ is actually a telemarketer trying to reach you about your car’s extended warranty. Even Howe Weird couldn’t make this up.