Our smartphones have become digital umbilical cords, tethering us to a constant stream of notifications, updates, and endless scrolling. I don't think I'm exaggerating when I say that many of us - young and old - spend virtually every waking moment staring at these glowing rectangles. But it's the younger generation that concerns me most, because they've never known anything different. How did we function before these devices? Did we simply stare into space? Use our imaginations? Actually talk to strangers whilst waiting for buses? The answer seems almost quaint now, but yes - we did all of those things. We daydreamed during commutes, struck up conversations with shop assistants, and meals were consumed without digital accompaniment. Boredom wasn't an emergency requiring immediate technological intervention. Today's so-called "digital natives" earned that title through no choice of their own. By age two, many had parents shoving screens in their faces ...