Still Passionate and Confused

Well, to be fair, one is as withdrawn from the world when talking to oneself on a toy telephone as one is with an iPod. I think children need some time away from the world in order to learn how to deal with it. But of course, it should be clear that that is what it is. Watching telly, on an iPod or whatever, gives one the fact of withdrawal with the illusion of connection, which is not good.