Sitting together, scrolling alone
Friends sit together but focus on their phones, exchanging only occasional laughs or gossip — a pattern the author calls unhealthy and worth changing.
The author describes a familiar scene: people physically together but engrossed in social media, heads down and interacting only sporadically through laughs or gossip. The piece argues this pattern is unhealthy and urges readers to stop letting screens replace face-to-face connection.