Technology Detox, Anyone?   
    
   Not many years ago, I played solitaire online. 

   Intending to play one game, my session would last for three or more. Intending to stop by 10 pm, I played on. Then I quit, and within a few weeks the desire was gone.

   What if my "relaxation" had been Fortnite? 
A teen was playing 12 hours a day. He fell asleep in class and his grades suffered. Another quit school at age 15.  

   Parents, teachers and employers around the world grapple with the consequences of a billion-dollar business - Epic Games - which has addicted more than 200 million people. While the game is free, Epic works with sports leagues to sell add-ons. 

   A divorce service in the U.K. says 200 petitions cited Fortnite and other games as the reason for marriage breakup. 

   Pro athletes are getting hooked. An NHL hockey club had trouble getting players to meetings and dinners. Fortnite may have given pitcher David Price wrist problems; he was scratched from a start against the Yankees last season.

   Some baseball players use their stadium's Jumbotron system to play Fortnite while waiting to take batting practice. 

   The World Health Organization has designated "gaming disorder" a disease.

   We all observe people engrossed in lesser trouble, buried in their cell phones. What companies claim will draw people closer together may be driving them apart.

   Then there's the NBA team so obsessed with social media they aren't talking with each other in the locker room. Good luck on the court!   

        Jimmy