Dad rates Gen Z activities without internet during a cabin retreat and it is hilarious

The older generation is used to not having phones or Wi-Fis but that's not the case with Gen Zs. They have an internet connection and are mostly on their phones. That is why this dad made sure to record his Gen Z daughter and her friends when he took them to a cabin with no Wi-Fi or internet connection. Kevin Silberman, a dad and teacher, who goes by @silb0017 on Instagram, shared a hilarious video of how Gen Zs spent their time without an internet connection. 

The video begins with Silberman saying, "Rating my daughter and her friends' activities in a lake cabin with no WiFi or data." First, he shows his daughter's friend, Montse watching downloaded movies with earbuds and gives her a 3/10. She seemed to be enjoying the movie. After this, Zach is seen practicing his signature on the phone to use it when he gets his credit card. The dad rates him a solid 7/10. After this, he shows his daughter playing Candy Crush on her phone and gives her a 4/10. Next, all the kids are seen using their phones in a lodge. The text overlay reads, "Thank heavens, there's a WiFi in the lodge." 

The video garnered 7.8 million views on Instagram and was captioned, "They survived three days with no data." People in the comments shared their views on the kids' activities. @_samuel.robbins_ commented, "Just get outside and do something, man! It just breaks my heart to see kids spending so much unhealthy time on devices." @will.ha412 wrote, "Pull out a board game bro, or start a game of charades. Man, be the parent." @Elisekinsey shared, "Sometimes the best place to play phone games is places with no WiFi or data, bc then the game ads don’t pop up every .5 seconds!" @marismay35 expressed, "This generation could never have survived the 70/80's." @permkillz said, "Sometimes that’s the exact type of vacation you need. Go to a nice place and do absolutely nothing for a few days. No itinerary, no vacation expenses."

In an interview with Newsweek, the dad gave some context to the video. He said that he took his Gen Z daughter, Daley with a few of her friends to a cabin in Boundary Waters in Ely, Minnesota for a retreat. He shared that during the day they went to swim in the natural water and did canoeing but during the evenings they really struggled to find things to keep themselves busy. Silberman said that there was no TV or WiFi in their cabin. "They played a lot of cards, including Uno and poker, and they played the board game called Catan. My daughter was playing Candy Crush like a middle-aged aunt too," he recalled. He added that he also enjoyed playing cards with the kids. 

The man said, "We played Widow a lot, and Zach really was practicing his signature over and over again. I think he was about to get his first credit card, so he was practicing for that. When I was a kid, we did that on paper in high school, but now they do it on their phone." He shared that he made the video because he was amused by the unusual activities that the teenagers picked up. He thought the best was Zach practicing his signature as it was "so weird and funny.". The dad also loved how the kids interacted without distractions. However, there was a lodge about 50 yards away from the cabin which had an internet connection. So, once or twice a day they would walk to that place to reconnect with the outside world. Silberman said, "I thought this was funny because it's rare that their generation is forced to be off of their phones. Overall, it was good for everyone because we got to have some time unplugged, but nobody had to go cold turkey (including me)."

You can follow Kevin Silberman (@silb0017) on Instagram for more content on his life.