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“Be present to the people in front of you from moment to moment. Electronics and technology have a way of clouding our vision for the people sitting next to us. Uncloud your life, look around. Be present.”― Eric Overby
I feel like family and friend’s time, especially over the holidays, has simply morphed from all of our loved ones sharing a similar experience in the same room to everyone still sharing the same room, but all having their own experiences on their smartphones.
Sure, Home Alone, is still on the television, but we have all watched it so many times right? We can certainly watch and scroll at the same time, of course. Of course you can, but does this process not disengage you from everyone around you? Does it not slightly (or severely) mute out the conversations and pluck you into a portal of elsewhere?
