A lot of people in the U.S. feel this way right now, and there are several overlapping reasons why companies can appear to be “avoiding” customers or making human interaction harder.

Here are the biggest drivers:

Automation and Cost Cutting

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Can you turn the following menu into a PDF?

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Absolutely — I can turn that menu into a PDF.

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