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Why online strangers feel safer than family

I can have deep conversations with strangers online but I cannot talk to my own family about anything that matters and I do not understand why.

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More people experience this than they realize.

What we've seen

Digital anonymity can create space for authenticity that feels impossible within the complex histories of our closest relationships.

Ideas that help explain it
Worth thinking about

“Where Are You with Technology and intimacy?”

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