Until around the 1980s, technology connected people; one television set and limited broadcasting times invited entire neighborhoods to spend time together watching TV. The technological shift in the 1980s moved technology from being a tool for connecting people to separating them by preferences and providing a means for entertainment in solitude. The Sony Walkman, Nintendo Gameboy, mobile phones, and personal computers are all about the individual experience. Technology also became cheaper and widely available, and suddenly, all family members had their own television sets without the need to argue about what to watch. Without technology, people depended on each other, they needed to communicate, to help, to delegate, etc. Today, we can enjoy almost every technological innovation in solitude. If we keep creating more advanced and accessible technology does it mean we crave more time alone?  There is nothing inherently good or bad about being alone, yet the individual experience through technology is incredibly addictive. The more time we spend in that virtual world the more impact it has on the quality of our social interactions. Last year, I conducted “Life at home” research, where I visited people’s homes in Berlin and London. Many of those research participants emphasized the importance of a dining table in their home, regardless of how much they enjoyed cooking or entertaining. A dining table is where they work, dine, where children do their homework and the whole family plays board games. Often made of solid wood, handed down by a family member, carrying a story, a dining table is a place of connection. No matter the household size, a dining table is a place of company, not solitude. Often family members even have dedicated seating marked by their hierarchy in the family. It has been like that for centuries. In a way, new technology represents indulgence, while a dining table is an old structure set to create order in the tiniest groups of society. Will we be able to balance time alone and connecting with others in the future?