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Why global connectivity can increase local disconnection

I can video call someone on the other side of the world instantly but I haven't had a real conversation with my neighbor in months and something about this feels backwards.

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More people experience this than they realize.

What we've seen

Technology that brings distant things closer often pushes near things farther away.

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