In praise of the modern world

IKEA, grocery stores, and routers

Dear Friends, I just spent ten minutes drinking an oat flat white and playing on my phone. I would be tempted to feel guilty for this, haunted by the looming belief that scrolling on one’s phone is almost always a deleterious activity for the human soul. However, I’m pleased to report that, on the whole, my few minutes of scrolling was very edifying. I …