Julie M. Albright

“some cities are now putting crosswalk lights in the pavement to catch the eye of downward-looking younger pedestrians, in the hope of avoiding accidents for those whose eyes are glued to their phones.8 Untethering from the sights”
― Julie M. Albright, Left to Their Own Devices: How Digital Natives Are Reshaping the American Dream

“Millennials are young, tech-savvy, and—increasingly—non-white. This combination of changing socio-demographic factors, their population size, and their tendency to want everything filtered through a digital interface means that they will leave an indelible mark on society. Enabled by mobility and digital connectivity, the sum total of these changes represents the emergence of a new social contract with vast implications for the social, economic, and political environments whose impacts will be as significant and far-reaching as that of the printing press of the Industrial Revolution. I refer to these changes as a whole as the “Untethered Society.” I define coming untethered as a condition in which ties to people, places, jobs, traditional processes, and organizing structures in society—like churches and political parties—are being weakened, broken, and displaced by digital hyperconnectivity.”
― Julie M. Albright, Left to Their Own Devices: How Digital Natives Are Reshaping the American Dream