Beyond the Reach of a Lasso

He steers his brown delivery truck off the highway and down a worn, two-lane road. Several potholes jostle the old vehicle, and he holds on to the dashboard to maintain his balance in the balding leather seat. He passes a red sign prohibiting truck traffic as he follows the GPS toward a residential address. Towering pine trees and colorful mailboxes line the narrow street, but his attention is continually drawn to the blank phone screen laying in the passenger seat.

Occasionally, he is distra...