Has The “Connected World” Failed And Actually Made Us Lonely?

Opinion, Technology 1 Minute

Does constant online interaction actually make us more alone and disconnected from real life?

Food for thought:

One need not look far past Sartre and Kierkegaard to be reminded of an immutable human truth: that we are never more alone than when surrounded by people. Complex, imperfect, frustrating person-to-person interaction is what human beings really crave. And that’s precisely the sort of interaction Facebook is writing out of our online lives by concentrating on quantity over quality; on atomic snippets of communication between hundreds of people instead of deep, satisfying conversation.

Read: Driving Us Apart

Published by Paul O'Flaherty

I help Small Businesses and Medical Practices reach their potential! I have over two decades of professional experience in the I.T. field (including teaching, implementation, support, and training), and developing professionally in web design, media, webcasting, SEO, community building, marketing, and business development. An Irish entrepreneur living in South Alabama, I'm happiest when exploring new projects and helping small businesses reach their full potential.

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