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270 sats \ 1 reply \ @optimism 2h \ on: Cell phone use at family lunches tech ideasfromtheedge culture

I was raised before there were phones, so the rules I had to abide by and then subsequently stuck with were:

  1. No tv during dinner. Which extends to phones.
  2. You eat together so no one is dismissed until everyone has finished their meal (and no, you don't start before everyone is seated either)
  3. The only exception is if you're on-call for work. Everything else can wait. And it is appreciated if you ask whomever is calling you if you can call them back in 30 minutes because you're eating. Unless you're a doctor, it's usually not life threatening.

I appreciate being raised like that and I appreciate living like that. I do break the rule when I'm eating alone though. I should probably change that.

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103 sats \ 0 replies \ @bief57 OP 2h

That's exactly how it should be. It's fine to have your phone nearby in case someone calls for an emergency or something similar, but keeping your hands free of the phone should be a rule at mealtimes. I also don't see anything wrong with breaking the rules once in a while, for example, having breakfast while watching cartoons on a Sunday morning. It's fun once in a while, but being distracted by a screen all the time at mealtimes is unpleasant and a bad habit.

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