Now more than ever, we can’t seem to exist without technology.
Though humanity was already walking that precarious path, the COVID-19 pandemic forced us even closer to our devices perhaps a little closer than we were ready.
Viewing our phones, tablets, and TVs as lifelines to the world brought into perspective how much life we could live through them.
However, remember that technological advancement is double-edged. These machines that pump us with serotonin also dissociate us from a tangible existence, and that is why the National Day of Unplugging is something we should all honor.
The Day of Unplugging, begun in 2009, promotes a 24-hour break from technology.