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When Digital Detox Creates Unexpected Loneliness

I deleted social media to be more present with my kids but now I feel completely isolated from adult conversation and community.

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More people experience this than they realize.

What we've seen

Rejecting technological connection without addressing underlying needs for community can deepen isolation.

Ideas that help explain it
Worth thinking about

“Where Are You with Confucian virtue ethics and technology?”

If this sounds familiar, the Library can help you find the bigger picture.