I've built audiences and tended online communities for years, always on, always answering, always there. It looks like connection, and sometimes it feels like it. But I'm exhausted from being endlessly available, and lately I'm not sure how much of it was ever real connection or just something that looked like it.
More people experience this than they realize.
You're always available online and quietly unsure any of it was real connection.
If this sounds familiar, the Library can help you find the bigger picture.