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Nov 23, 2025
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When I was a kid, technology was a TV in the living room and a plastic shovel in the sandbox.

Today I walked past my old kindergarten and remembered how we used to dig holes in the playground.

No screens. No apps. No notifications.

Just dirt, tiny plastic shovels, and a group of kids trying to reach the center of the earth.

Now look around.

Heads down. Blue …

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