Humans Are Talking 28% Less Than 15 Years Ago — Study

Added: 2026-05-05

[00:00:00]We are running out of words.

[00:00:02]The Verge [music] reports researchers at the University of Missouri-Kansas City and University of Arizona analyzed [music] 22 studies covering 2,000 plus people and found daily spoken words [music] plummeted nearly 28% between 2005 and 2019.

[00:00:18]From 16,600 down to about 11,900.

[00:00:22]The culprits, [music] texting, delivery apps, screens replacing conversation.

[00:00:27]As the Wall Street Journal notes, researchers warn [music] we're not just lonelier, we're losing basic conversational skills entirely.

[00:00:35]Younger generations [music] are sliding fastest. That silence compounds every year.

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