Guest Feature: The Case for Camp

by Andy Pritikin via ACAcamps.org

"Hey Dad," my teenage daughter beckons. "I was talking to my friend today . . . "

I interrupt her — "Hang on sweetie, were you actually TALKING to your friend?'

Her: "What do you mean?"

Read More HereMe: "I mean, was there sound coming out of your mouth, going into her ear and vice versa?"

Her: "Duh, of course not, I never talk on my phone except to you and Mom!"

Oy. This is where we were at before the pandemic. The word "talk" had already lost its meaning. Communication skills continue going the way of the dodo bird, with human interaction being reduced to snaps, selfies, emojis, memes, and absurdly entertaining TikToks.

Young people are more digitally connected than ever before, while being significantly less personally connected as human beings.

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