Places like this still exist. Less screen time --> more talking, more time spent together, and people have way more energy and are generally happier.

i imagine a world where we still have a lot of new tech, like fast computers for playing games, but we somehow didn't have instant speed digital communication, and I feel like that world would actually be better...

but it's not really possible to go back. there's no possible way to enforce any agreement not to use tech that exists

This is why I enjoyed SNIRL at TABCONF so much. Meeting stackers in real life was so much fun! The fun I used to have as a teen just hanging with the bros.