Concern and attention is a noble effort, but they — and we — require specificity and nuance in such conversations. Otherwise, we get more noise without change. This is where we are now.

Instead of pointing out, “What tech is doing to us...” what if we asked, “What are we doing to ourselves ?”

This past year I ate at a restaurant which placed cute, chest-like boxes on each table. It was a gentle, decorative nudge to place your phones in there while dining. I loved it . Past tense. After the third time eating there, I thought: “ How... See more