Periagoge
Scenario

When Digital Read Receipts Create Anxiety About Aging Parents

I keep checking if my elderly father has read my texts and when I see he was 'last seen' but didn't reply I spiral into worry that something happened to him.

More people experience this than they realize.

What we've seen

The immediacy of digital communication creates false urgency around natural rhythms of response and presence.

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Laozi
Laozi works with people navigating exactly this kind of situation.
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Worth thinking about

“Where Are You with Confucian virtue ethics and technology?”

Peri

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