Everyone just wants to be acknowledged

I say this all the time to my Son

Walk down the road and you'll walk past hundreds of people with zero interaction, but everyone is exactly like you, thinking the same things.

If you say good morning to someone they'll immediately return the comment

It's like they're in a dormant social state waiting for someone to wake them from their matrix like slumber

Driving is another classic example, everyone is on the same road, the same intersection, if you take the time to acknowledge another driver, give them a nod or a thumbs up, they immediately respond