Are People Getting Harder to Deal With?

About this episode

The episode discusses the increasing rudeness and conflict in public interactions, particularly in the context of home inspections.

People aren’t magically “worse” overnight, but the stress level in public life is undeniably higher, and home inspections sit right in the blast zone. We kick back for another Drinking With Jay conversation and get blunt about what we’re seeing: ruder behavior, shorter fuses, and more conflict showing up at the exact moment buyers are already maxed out emotionally and financially. We dig into the why, using real-world inspection stories alongside anxiety and incivility trends that poin...

People in this episode

Host: Ian Robertson

Guest: Jay

Topics covered

• public behavior
• stress
• home inspections
• conflict
• anxiety
• incivility

Keywords

• rude behavior
• stress levels
• home inspections
• conflict
• anxiety trends

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