Tanya Sweeney: Is to too extreme to ban phones from any place where humans are trying to connect and meet?
Briefly

The article describes an experience shared by a friend on a business trip in Panama, where dinner guests were required to place their mobile phones in locked bags. While the young attendees appeared to accept this restriction, their behavior upon the meal's conclusion was starkly different. They eagerly sought their devices, likening their actions to addiction. This highlights the challenges of digital dependency, particularly among younger generations.
Guests were ordered to put their mobile phones in locked bags for the dinner. My friend noticed, 'All the young people seemed OK with it too.'
However, once the dinner was over, the same young people transformed, suddenly acting like 'addicts looking for their fix' when it was time to retrieve their phones.
Read at Independent
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