An Excellent Conversation
Document Type
Article
Abstract
Some months ago, I rode to the airport with Uber, as I have done many times before and since. I noticed before the car arrived that the driver had high ratings for “excellent conversation.” Sure enough, it was not long before he started raising topics for discussion. He was driving for Uber on his day off from his main job to help pay tuition for his information technology degree. He was, in his own estimation, well read, and mentioned video lectures on ethics by a Harvard professor that he had been following. He was smart, articulate, thoughtful, and spoke fast, jabbing ideas and questions into every conversational gap. I suppose by some measures it was excellent conversation.
Publication Date
2-11-2025
Recommended Citation
Smith, David I., "An Excellent Conversation" (2025). University Faculty Publications and Creative Works. 896.
https://digitalcommons.calvin.edu/calvin_facultypubs/896