[hn_throwaway_99]

> and yet generation after generation learns to function.

True, each generation learns to function, but one should also be careful not to minimize the negative generation-wide effects of technology.

The most recent and current generations have learned to function with a huge available supply of calorie-dense, nutrient-poor foods with the consequence that record numbers of them suffer from obesity and diseases that were previously termed "adult onset" or "old age" diseases. While they have learned to function, we shouldn't deny the huge negative consequences of what technology has allowed.

There are many other examples of this (many generations "learned to function" with an overabundance of lead). We shouldn't minimize some of the negative effects of ubiquitous 2 dimensional screens just because we are used to them.