The curse of the college campus

The members of the Class of 2020 know now who they are, or soon will be. They've made the final choice of what college they'll attend, they've sent off their deposits, and now they're wondering what their next chapter of life will be like.

These young men and women are about to enter the last chapter of childhood, though they probably won't see it that way until they're nostalgically looking back in memoir, song or movie. Their parents, naturally, have a different perspective. They're fretting over their children's immediate future, concerned that the digital distractions of social media will intrude on their studies. This is the generation of young adults who can't make eye contact with others because they're always staring at a tiny screen to communicate. That doesn't exactly make for an intimate connection.