Hilary Duff: "Technology is robbing us of the human essence and our ability to feel"

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When Ojete Calor coined the term mocatriz, he could have perfectly thought of

(Houston, 1987).

Because not yet 20 years old, in the early 2000s, she was already all those things: model, singer and actress.

And she had her own novel.

And she carried out humanitarian tasks in half the world.

And her annual earnings exceeded 15 million dollars.

And she had created her clothing and perfume lines.

And there were six Barbie models inspired by her.

And so we could continue to stretch this enumeration to a point of no return to end up saying that, above all these things, she was Lizzie McGuire.

Because it was that insecure teenager, living halfway between the simplest comedy and the most intensely youthful drama, who catapulted Hilary Duff into

.

Thus was born the umpteenth Disney girl who over the years was disappearing from the spotlight - without excessive scandals beyond the brush with Lindsay Lohan or some eating disorders - until she became the mother of three children who today returns to the cameras.

And by chance he does so in the sequel to another teen hit:

.

Because if years ago we discovered Ted Mosby's tortuous path to find the mother -with an unhappy ending for the feat- of his children,

, which premieres Disney + this Wednesday, almost four months after its screening in the United States, with Hilary Duff as the protagonist.

Being a mother and getting into the plot of the series, how would you explain to your children what flirting is right now? I have a nine year old son and I am terrified that he does not have social skills because of all the technology that surrounds him , as if he lost his essence or the human connection.

I'm just holding on to the hope that he'll learn to like me, maintain eye contact, and flirt.

Because now it's so easy to hide behind a screen that we don't know how to have relationships in person.

That is why this series explores the world of dating apps, but also the fact of meeting you in real life and connecting with someone on the street. Leaving the sentimental, have we also lost the ability to relate to new friends for the same reason? done? We have absolutely lost it, just like with flirting and love,

because there is an intimidation and many people hide behind their screen, write what they want and do not feel that it has an impact.

That puts us at a deeply disturbing point.

I think that technology, as good as it is for advancing certain things, is robbing us of a large part of our human essence, we are losing the ability to connect with each other or feel for each other.

Hilary Duff and Chris Lowell in 'How I Met Your Father'Disney+

From that, as happened with its predecessor, goes

, about

.

The eternal search without answer of the human being throughout history.

“It is especially important to remind people, after two years of the pandemic, that being in a group, communicating, making eye contact, touching each other's skin and hugging each other is imperative for our happiness.

», says Chris Lowell, another of the protagonists of this sitcom, who will live in the old apartment of Ted, Marshall and Lilly.

“I love this wonderful friendship and having that reflected on screen is so good for my soul that it reconnects me to make new friends.

», completes Tien Tran, another of the actresses that make up the main cast, of Vietnamese origin.

That is another novelty of this spin off: racial diversity with actors of Latin, Indian and Vietnamese descent as main characters compared to the gang of white boys and girls from the original.

"Our series is much more diverse than

.

and is a small escape for many people, "says Hilary Duff

Is it still necessary to force yourself to expose that diversity?

I can't believe there are still discussions or complaints about it.

The original series had a cast of six whites, but that's not the real shape of our world and it never will be again.

This is not a temporary thing, that is an overdue thought.

I'm excited to have a second season to delve even more into diversity and new sexuality as well.

It's great that our creators know the importance of showing what the world is like today.

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