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When digital communication fails to hold emotional weight

My girlfriend broke up with me over text message after two years together and I keep rereading those forty-three words trying to understand how something so big could fit in something so small.

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More people experience this than they realize.

What we've seen

Profound human experiences get compressed into formats too small to contain them.

Ideas that help explain it
Worth thinking about

“Where Are You with Technology and relationships?”

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