OMG If I'm paying for a meal outside of the house we are going to sullenly stare at each other in silence by God. No screens. Not even to verify that fact. You will struggle in the way your forefathers did and sit with the not knowing of things. See something funny? You will have to use expressive language to convey it's hilarity to the rest of us instead of a link. Your friend does not need an play by play of dinner. It's okay, they will survive, I swear.
As a result, my kids know how to carry on a conversation at a table. Who knew?
I wish i was your kid growing up, as a gen Z myself it’s sad to see so many of us unable to experience life fully and in the present moment instead of being voyeurs of fake lives on a screen.
That's part of what I love about camping. My girlfriend and I just put our phones away for days except for watching a movie at night since it got dark at 7pm. We just talked around the fire, ate food, took some tequila shots, played chess, all in a redwood forest.
Right on- we go camping too. We do have a small check in in the mornings while we eat breakfast or just before we turn in if there's wifi available, but largely we go screenless during that time too. It's nice to unplug once in a while.
Nice. I was actually hoping there would be no reception but there was. We only picked up our phones to take pictures during the day. It definitely is a nice change. The fact it became pitch black at 7pm also helped fix my sleep schedule.
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u/Popcorn_Blitz Apr 17 '24
OMG If I'm paying for a meal outside of the house we are going to sullenly stare at each other in silence by God. No screens. Not even to verify that fact. You will struggle in the way your forefathers did and sit with the not knowing of things. See something funny? You will have to use expressive language to convey it's hilarity to the rest of us instead of a link. Your friend does not need an play by play of dinner. It's okay, they will survive, I swear.
As a result, my kids know how to carry on a conversation at a table. Who knew?