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Day 23 (? I& #39;ve lost count) reflection: digitisation can, actually bring people closer together. I sent friends an appreciation text this morning over this but there& #39;s no escaping the loneliness and the need for real physical interaction. Just being with someone else (thread)
in the same space over coffee rather than hunching down looking at a screen. I am also a big hugger, so this whole keep-1m-away is actually hard for me. I am an extroverted-introvert too, so while I enjoy my own company, I do need real people around (why I love running so much)
I have learnt so much from using social media since the Facebook boom of the mid-noughties. Had my fair share of (costly) mistakes. But that just means I am a real human being behind an account. I also learnt that it& #39;s harmful to be too honest - people like nice things
But don& #39;t you all just feel grateful that we are stuck in our houses during a time when we can still connect with friends and family halfway across the world via a device? Yes, there are security & privacy concerns but imagine being under MCO/CB/lockdown without social media ?
I experimented by logging off for a grand total of 22.5 days - I found from my badly sampled n of 1 that I felt happier, I connected more in real life & I finished a lot more books. But I was not confined to my four walls and my own head during that time...
I don& #39;t know where I am going with this thread but to just note I am grateful for technology. That we can overcome, and that yes, everything will be okay in the end.
