Randi Zuckerberg, the sister of the founder of Facebook, and who controls the content company she owns, Zuckerberg Media, gave a Zoom interview to Adi Rubinstein, published in Israel This Week, the Sabbath supplement of Israel Hayom.
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Zuckerberg is not afraid to confront Silicon Valley about the dosage of technology in our lives. In her opinion, "the technological discussion today goes beyond social media, and refers to the dosage of technology in our lives in general. This is something we are coming out of Corona with.".
"You're not afraid to state that in the wake of the pandemic, the right direction for us is to reduce the use of technology," Rubinstein tells her.
""Definitely, this is something I've been writing about and talking about for years before the coronavirus, and that's why people in Silicon Valley looked at me strangely. But suddenly, after people spent months at home during the pandemic, dependent on the mercy of technology, we hear many voices in the US advocating for one day a week when mobile phones and computers will be put aside, and this day will be dedicated to non-technological activities.".
""We're debating here what to call this project, and how to define it, and I laugh and tell everyone: It's called 'Shabbat,' it's worth a try. There's no need to invent anything new here in this context.".
Zuckerberg maintains a Jewish identity — her children's names are Asher, Simcha and Shira — and her husband bears the surname Tversky. "My Judaism taught me where I was going but also where I came from," she says.
What are the personal impacts of the pandemic on our family life when it comes to technology? she asks.
""I don't know how it was in your family, but I lost to my children in the battle over screen restrictions. They watched a lot more TV than I thought, and played in front of screens for hours I can't even imagine. But even in this context, the discourse of keeping children away from screens is taking on a new form, and the discussion about it is becoming more complex.".
""During the lockdown at home, we realized that screens are an integral part of our lives and especially of the lives of future generations, and we need to think deeply about how we deal with this. Because this is not a hypothetical question, it is already here.".
