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> I'm subbing in "distraction" for "device", my kids have brought non-powered distractions to the table before.

A distraction is not the same as a device. A screen's distraction area is just the one person using it. A general distraction can be shared by everyone at the table, making it a social thing again.

That would explain why people who value the social aspect of dinners hate screens.




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