people holding glowing screens while sitting together.
No one is checking notifications every few minutes.
No one is taking dozens of selfies before choosing the perfect one.
For people growing up today, this may sound almost impossible to imagine.
But in the 1970s, spending time with other people generally meant being physically present with them.
If friends met at someone’s home, they talked.
If a family gathered around a table, they ate and talked.
If people went outside, they participated in whatever activity was happening around them.
There was no
