[lencastre]

Sunday, passable weather but still sunny, wonderful river view, restaurant at 50% capacity, outside tables full. In comes grandma and grandpa with granddaughter on a stroller. They sit, he starts smoking, gives a tablet to the granddaughter who goes through the entire meal with that in front, and grandma spends every pause scrolling whatever on her phone. Grandpa switches smoking and feeding himself through the whole time they were there. Not a word spoken at that table. Unreal.

[eudamoniac]

I saw a family of five at a nice restaurant with the ~11yo daughter wearing headphones and playing a Switch. The adults were talking normally. It was very weird. When I was that age I was expected to at least listen, and contributing to the conversation was encouraged.

[anal_reactor]

I just don't like talking to my family so phone addiction becoming more and more acceptable is really helpful here because if I'm just playing on my Steam Deck that counts as family time.