This is what Esther Perel calls “Modern Loneliness” and The new AI “Artificial Intimacy”
We are confusing being CONNECTED online with CONNECTION. We are using pictures online to be SEEN by others but none of which makes us truly feel SEEN. Social media is great but it is far from what keeps us feeling SOCIAL. We are a tribal species who need a village to feel safety and security to survive this life! The single biggest predictor of your future health outcomes in life are the number of close connections you have. Research shows 15% of Men alone have ZERO close friends!
So the challenge I give us all, is to go out and have a real in person conversation with your close friends! Don’t wait for connection to come to you, go seek it! Ask your friends “How are you doing?” and when they respond with fine/good or busy, ask again “How are you really doing?”Get vulnerable and let yourself be seen and heard and feel connected to real human beings!
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