Comment by joquarky

Most of the world is also deeply addicted to the internet, and we have rapidly normalized it to at least the same degree as caffeine.

I see it all the time: people go out to restaurants, talk for a few minutes, then silently drift into their phones. The connection just evaporates. It feels like we've traded presence for stimulation.

And I'm not saying this as a Luddite. I used to be incredibly excited about technology. I still am, in some ways. But it's hard not to feel like we're losing something important.

I am often reminded of /The Game/ (S05E06) episode from TNG[0]

Are we in it?

[0] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Game_(Star_Trek:_The_Next_...