we are in a ghost society where eyes are often lowered to the screen,

 It's a ghost society where eyes are often lowered to the screen, even in front of others or in the streets, just like elsewhere in cafés, restaurants, waiting rooms, public transport, trains... Everywhere there is this absence of faces, of glances around, as individuals are hunched over their screens. Many people talk alone in the street or in common spaces, without fear of disturbing others. But connection, in its many forms, is not contact, something which implies a common presence and shared sensory experience.