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Hogging seats on a crowded train, not saying excuse me. Watching videos on your phone with no headphones in. Sometimes it feels like we don't know how to act anymore. What we have been seeing, increasingly, is people breaking rules. Why should I play by the rules if nobody else is going to do that for me?

This week on Explain It to Me, how to mind your manners. New episodes Sundays wherever you get your podcasts. Hey there, and welcome to Decoder. I'm Hayden Fields, Senior AI reporter at The Verge, and your Thursday episode guest host. I have another couple of shows for you while Neila is out on parental leave, and we're going to be spending more time diving into some of the unforeseen consequences of the generative AI boom.

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