> that does not mean peering at each other through the alienating window of a mobile phone screen. Says who? You are falling into the trap every old person doe

> that does not mean peering at each other through the alienating window of a mobile phone screen. Says who? You are falling into the trap every old person does. Thinking their youth was great and that society is going to crumble since you are on your way out and the kids today didn't live like you did. > In 1969, at the age of 9, I could be left to play with my friends and wander several miles from home without any sense of danger. The more things change, the more things stay the same. When you were 9, your grandparents and other old people were saying the same thing. Society is falling apart. Kids are sat in front of "idiot boxes", turntables, etc. Or wasting time playing silly games or rotting their brains listening to rock and roll. When I was growing up in the 90s, old people were blaming MTV, gangsta rap and 3 way phone conservations for the end of society. > There was balance because we had less technology Not compared to your grandparents. > It's unthinkable. It's unthinkable because you are old and out of touch. Kids today do all the things you did. Maybe not as much. They go to school. Interact with their classmates. Hang out with their neighborhood friends. Play stickball, football, etc. So don't worry. Society will be fine without you and life will go on. Who knows, when I get to be your age, I'll be saying how VR tech is ruining kids. I hope not.