I was staring at my glowing rectangle frolicking through the nonsensical groups and individuals on the media-social who starve for attention. Millions of people cooking the same meals, orchestrating the same pranks, regurgitating the same political ideology, etc., – it’s an utter distraction from the most important aspects of my life. I know this – yet get consumed by the antics and opinions of others – just one of the masses laying sedentary on some cushion staring at my glowing rectangle, oblivious to my surroundings. Personally, I yearn for the days when technology was more basic.
Now, as I parent, I remind myself daily – when I am 4-reels deep on Facebook watching one of the millions of basketball players slam dunk a ball and post it – or, another person filming a “Karen” upset at a grocery store – “I was never supposed to see this nonsense, and my family’s life in no way benefits from this content – or 98% of the content on the media-social.” I remind myself – it’s about my family, my kids – and I need to put the glowing rectangle down to become 100% present in my household 100% of the time.
I heard a rumor that flip-phones are making a comeback. I am ready to transition to the flip-phone, as I truly see zero added value personally from having internet access always, everywhere – no matter what. I learned, for me, I just need a phone to make calls and send text messages – everything else is a distraction.
To My Kids - The Thoughts of Your Father 