Perhaps a good life can be defined in terms of a lack of distraction. That does not mean we should value activities from 1000 years ago more. For some it may

Perhaps a good life can be defined in terms of a lack of distraction. That does not mean we should value activities from 1000 years ago more. For some it may mean quite the opposite since they are no longer distracted by the struggle to fulfill basic needs so pursuing the benefits of modernity is possible. For others, it may mean ignoring the distractions of modernity while seeking the purity of the past. The problem with the current trajectory of technology is that it seeks to strip us of autonomy. We are usually presented with means of consumption, rather than courses of action. I suspect that is what people mean when they discuss distraction.