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"Loneliness" and "aloneness" are two distinct and separate things. A person may enjoy aloneness using a computer to collaborate and do work without being lonely
by citizenkeys 16y ago
"Loneliness" and "aloneness" are two distinct and separate things. A person may enjoy aloneness using a computer to collaborate and do work without being lonely.
- anujkk 16y agoI agree but I'm sure most of the people on social networks use it due to loneliness and not aloneness, except those who use it for professional purposes.
- bartonfink 16y agoI know anecdotes aren't data, but I use social networks primarily to avoid having to maintain active contact with acquaintances I'm expected to run into in the future. It lets me say "yeah, I heard about Dan's new house" when I talk to Jesse, for example, even if I don't really want to talk to Dan to find out about that. It's easier to lurk than it is to maintain active contact or actively break ties with said acquaintance (who may have done nothing worse than fail to be interesting enough for me to spend time on him). I wouldn't say that counts as me using social networks out of loneliness. I'd probably name it social efficiency.