Is meaningful interaction dying out via tech?

This is a big topic that probably receives, er, too little attention.

You'd hope meaningful interaction isn't dying and it's not yet time to worry about futuristic outcomes that seem to dominate TV/movie concepts recently, but there is cause to worry.

For example: while many companies aren't even remotely there yet (ha) on embracing remote work (see how I made that funny with the "remote" parallel? I'm good.), many people …