My family tries to have dinner together but we all have notifications going off constantly and even when we put phones away we're distracted thinking about what we're missing. We want to be present with each other but the pull of staying connected to everything else is so strong.
More people experience this than they realize.
A family caught between the desire for intimate connection and the designed addictiveness of networked attention.
“Where Are You with Industrial revolution and its human cost?”
If this sounds familiar, the Library can help you find the bigger picture.