One viral Reddit thread from last year titled “Are all of our parents addicted to their phones?” paints a gloomy picture and supports stories I’ve heard from friends whose older parents are so preoccupied with games like Candy Crush that they ignore their grandchildren at family gatherings, or retirees who are hopelessly addicted to scrolling on Facebook or “talking” to A.I. It was once only the case that parents scolded their children for being tech-addled. Now it’s also the other way around. The former British politician Rory Stewart, 53, now a podcast host, recently told an interviewer about the time that his 8-year-old broke down in tears because he was so frustrated with his father’s excessive use of ChatGPT during family time.