Tough challenge being an Analog Guy in a Digital World.
Sitting at dinner in a restaurant, spouse and her mother are absolutely stuck to their phones. If there’s no food on a fork, it’s a face to the phone. No conversation. Smartphones have made people more stupider, prolly, lol, lmfao, btw.
I have no desire to share my dinner information with anyone other than “my server tonight”. (Now isn’t that racist, by the way?)
Beer or bourbon is my answer, depending on the food.
Self medicating is a sign of mental disorder. Don’t fall into it.
I just stopped socializing with anyone who can’t put their phone down for an hour or two to actually have a social interaction. Fortunately my family members are old enough that they can behave and I didn’t have to cut them off. But I had to dump a few friends who couldn’t “keep it in their pocket”.