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When families struggle to replace digital connection with real presence

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.

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More people experience this than they realize.

What we've seen

The removal of fire's modern descendant reveals how much we've forgotten about creating warmth between people without technological mediation.

Ideas that help explain it
Worth thinking about

“Where Are You with Fire and the first human technology?”

If this sounds familiar, the Library can help you find the bigger picture.