But what they can afford are cell phones and Instagram/TikTok where they talk to each other. On top of the physical impoverishment, young people are being star

But what they can afford are cell phones and Instagram/TikTok where they talk to each other. On top of the physical impoverishment, young people are being starved of meaning and face to face social interaction. Online "communities" are not real communities. Hell, many face to face ones aren't either, at this point. Substituting online interaction and faux "community" for the real thing is like giving a baby Karo syrup and water instead of milk. It seems sweet and it's even addictive. Eventually, it will harm or even kill the subject.