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How smart homes can increase existential loneliness

My smart home responds to my voice commands instantly but I feel like I am talking to myself in an echo chamber of efficiency.

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More people experience this than they realize.

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Automated responsiveness can substitute for but not satisfy the deeper need for genuine relationship and dialogue.

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