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Today’s technology-laden world is radically different from the one our parents and grandparents grew up in, and, for some of us, even from the world of our own childhood. While my free time was spent playing outside, recreation today is more focused on being entertained indoors: by television, social media, video games, apps, smart speakers, and a seemingly endless array of new electronic gadgets. There may soon be augmented reality headsets in every household, and who knows what the must-have devices will be down the road? Technology has become the default tool for entertainment.

As we step away from the outdoors and grapple with an increasingly pervasive virtual world, we not only lose touch with something that transforms our lives for the better and has always been tied to humankind’s survival, but we also put our planet at risk. As we’ve focused on the indoors instead of the outdoors, we’ve entered a new climate change epoch—and we’re now nearing a time when we will not be able to undo the damage being done to our planet.