I’m actually talking about how the world of PEDs has caused folks to lose their face-to-face communication skills.
A few years ago my wife and I were at a restaurant and watched four young ladies climb into a booth to eat together one evening. Each of them immediately pulled out their smart phone and began texting other people. This continued without letup until the waitress came by to take their order. Only one of them stopped texting to place the order for the entire group. Then she went back to texting.
Their food arrived and they each began to eat without discontinuing any of their text conversations. Though we left before they completed their meal, I can promise you that the four of then said less than 50 words to each other while we were there. It was truly sad to watch. 😢