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How constant connectivity makes solitude feel extinct

I realized I only feel truly alone in my car with my phone turned off and I have started taking long drives to nowhere just to remember what solitude feels like.

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More people experience this than they realize.

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The persistent possibility of contact can eliminate the psychological experience of genuine aloneness that may be necessary for mental well-being.

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