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Outside of virtual settings replacing physical settings, perhaps one possibility is the version of ourselves we present online is collectively making everyone l
by RandomInteger4 8y ago
Outside of virtual settings replacing physical settings, perhaps one possibility is the version of ourselves we present online is collectively making everyone lonelier.
What I mean by this is that in order to seem like someone that others would want to hang out with, we present our best selves, making us appear more social than we are, thus those are the only versions anyone ever sees. People simultaneously know that they're not as social as they present themselves, while forgetting to assume the same about the version others present, thus they assume everyone is having fun without them.
That or I'm just projecting ...