Our family banned phones from the dinner table but now we just sit in awkward silence because we've forgotten how to kindle conversation without the easy spark of sharing something we saw online.
More people experience this than they realize.
The removal of fire's modern descendant reveals how much we've forgotten about creating warmth between people without technological mediation.
“Where Are You with Fire and the first human technology?”
If this sounds familiar, the Library can help you find the bigger picture.