Seinfeld’s ‘Tonight Show’ Stand-Up Routine Rips Modern Communication

SEINFELD: " -- and we call it a phone. But we don't really use it much as a phone, do we? No, we don't. Because they gave us the option. Some years ago, you were given the option. Well, you want to communicate to another person. You could talk, you could type. Well, once you had that option. Well, that took half a second. Talking is lost. Talking's over. We don't have to talk. Oh, my god, I've got to talk? Do I have to talk to this person now? Talking is work. You've got to make facial expressions that go with what you're saying, different hand gestures. You've got to suck air in. You've got to blow it out. [ laughter ] Talking is over. It's obsolete. It's antiquated. I feel like a blacksmith up here sometimes, to tell you the truth. [ laughter ] If you want, I can text you this whole thing and we can get the hell out of here."