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Our digital lives may be making us more distracted, distant and drained, according to research presented at the annual convention of the American Psychological Association.
For instance, even minor phone use during a meal with friends was enough to make the diners feel distracted and reduced their enjoyment of the experience, one study found.
"People who were allowed to use their phones during dinner had more trouble staying present in the moment," said Ryan Dwyer, MA, of the University of British Columbia, lead author of a study that was presented during a symposium on how digital technology is affecting relationships. "Decades of research on happiness tell us that engaging positively with others is critical for our well-being. Modern technology may be wonderful, but it can easily sidetrack us and take away from the special moments we have with friends and family in person."
Source: https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2018/08/180810161553.htm
(Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Sunday August 12 2018, @10:47PM (7 children)
Get them laid.
(Score: 3, Informative) by Ethanol-fueled on Sunday August 12 2018, @11:26PM (3 children)
You do what any other red-blooded American family would do and tell them to get a goddamn job and start paying rent or GTFO.
A quick stint at McDonalds or $RETAIL_CHAIN having to deal with pricks all day and without being able to to fiddle with their phones every 5 seconds will straighten them out.
I would also suggest joining the military but those have weight standards and you run the risk of having your kids dying or surviving with half their skulls and limbs blown off just so your Jewish overlords can further prosper and get more aid money from your tax dollars fighting bullshit wars that your generation started.
Tough call.
(Score: 2) by PartTimeZombie on Monday August 13 2018, @02:10AM (1 child)
3/5
Comment starts great, but then veers off wildly with the "Jewish overlords" bit.
Nothing wrong with making the kids get jobs, but pretending the Jews run the world just seems so weird and old-fashioned.
Russians, trolling since 1903. [wikipedia.org]
(Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Monday August 13 2018, @04:09AM
Somebody needs to go make fun of nazi groups laughing at them that they've been suckered by the Russians.
It might be interesting because i don't think they like the russians either.
(Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Monday August 13 2018, @02:50AM
Long, boring, and mostly stupid comment. Can't you come up with anything intelligent and/or interesting? Anything? Yeah, didn't think so.
(Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Sunday August 12 2018, @11:53PM
That will not 'fix' the problem.
The problem is boundaries and expectations. The parents set those.
"I expect you to not use your phone 24/7 and I expect you to be at the dinner table promptly when it is ready"
You do that by setting time limits and explanations as to why those limits are there.
(Score: 2) by Nuke on Monday August 13 2018, @05:50PM (1 child)
Got a strategem for that?
(Score: 2) by The Mighty Buzzard on Tuesday August 14 2018, @12:56PM
Fuck Betas!
My rights don't end where your fear begins.