Carl, Jen, Danny, and Lynn are sitting at a table, all staring at their phones. They start a group video call, with just themselves in it.
CARL: (excitedly) Hey everyone, my boss slid into my DMs and invited me to a business conference in Hawaii!
JEN: (sincerely) Oh wow! You could stare at your phone on a beach in Hawaii.
DANNY: Wait, I have a better idea. Instead of that, let’s all go on a road trip to the Grand Canyon, and spend the whole time looking at our phones!
LYNN: (sceptical) And what’s the point of that? I can do that here.
DANNY: The point is, Lynn, to be one with nature, to reconnect with the world, and to get a good instagram story.
LYNN: That’s the worst thing I’ve ever heard.
JEN: Well, I for one, think it’s a great idea. I’ll take some amazing selfies of me with the Grand Canyon in the background and show my subscribers how brilliant and successful my life is.
LYNN: (rolling her eyes) I don’t think the Grand Canyon cares much for your selfies, Jen.
JEN: What do you mean? I can build its brand.
DANNY: Think about it, we could livestream the entire trip and share our experiences with our followers.
JEN: We would get more backdrops for our selfies … AND we can tweet about how unfair it is that we’re missing out on so much by looking at our phones the whole time.
CARL: Hey, it’s not missing out, we’re spending more time with our phones. They need us.
LYNN: (after some brief thinking) Okay!!
Lynn holds up her phone for a group selfie.
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