Singularity is already happening. You do not have to be wired into some tech device, although some are already choosing to do so. My concerns about the effects on our children growing up incessantly checking their phones or other devices started many years ago. I recall sitting with my youngest preadolescent granddaughter agreeing to watch her favorite tv series. She laid down her phone as we tuned in. But every minute or so she would pick up her phone and check in with some