Most people slide into Robert Roble's car, pop in their earbuds, and signal that they'd rather not talk. Roble has spent eight years and nearly 12,000 Lyft rides trying to change their minds. By the time he pulls up to their destination, a surprising number have taken their earbuds out, and some have told him it was the best conversation they'd had in weeks. While many of us assume strangers want to be left alone , Roble is cheerful proof that we’re often wrong—and that the distance between