Why kids stuck to phones are awright

Everyone over 20 seems to be banging on these days about the perils of youngsters being addicted to their phones. A whole interventionist industry of concerned uncles and aunties has emerged, leading to some countries introducing, or planning to introduce, curbs to phone screentime for young people. We say hogwash to that. Kids glued to their phones will be the first lot entering the workforce - some already have entered it - with the 'immediacy itch' hardwired in them. This means the constant need to check updates, messages, everything 'right now' will inculcate the virtue of responding Asap to professional queries and attending to follow-ups.

This is the post-'life-work balance' generation for whom attending Burning Man doesn't mean checking the phone after attending 'revelry events' at the end of each day of the week-long festival, but while getting one's mind etc 'expanded'. No groans and moans about having to attend the boss' voice notes at 'odd' hours - it's part of consta-checking culture. That's multitasking 24x7 on an octopus level that bypasses any 'wise words' from uncles with gravitas and a 70 hrs-a-week work fetish. So, look forward to Consta-Check Gen running operations with the calm, casual urgency of an Insta-scroller junkie. It's the 'non-addicted' lot who'll have a lot of answering to do - without lingering.