Families Need a No Wireless Zone

"Technology is the Evil Empire, Bent On Destroying Family Intimacy!" That's the headline I'd like to use for this blog.

The technology I'm talking about is texting, video games, social media, and more. Remember when the only complaint about lack of communication in families was when family members were all in separate rooms watching different television programs? Well, now, family members can all be in the same room, totally ignoring each other for the sake of fake friends and useless information, instead of for family conversations. Some family members even text each other from different parts of the same home, rather than walk the 15 feet, hug, and talk to each other.

I remember the not-so-recent TV ads that promoted a family eating dinner together.

Now, if you showed a commercial with a family at the dinner table, there'd have to be a sign nearby that said "No Wireless Zone." I wonder what depth of interaction is being missed because a person is more focused on a dopamine boost from texting or getting likes.

On the other hand, I already know that we're less able to engage in respectful discourse and profound conversations these days. We're geared toward the superficial, faceless exchange of comments on each other's profiles from a young age.

Parents, you must get yourselves into gear and limit the amount of time per day donated to the wireless world outside of work.

Otherwise, over time, there'll be no need for lips and vocal cords and eye contact. We'll evolve into "thumbs only" beings who just peck away with a false sense of actually participating in the real world.

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