Connie on Nostr: “This cultural shift would not matter if digital friendships were interchangeable ...
“This cultural shift would not matter if digital friendships were interchangeable with in-person friendships. But online friendships require a different set of social behaviors than in-person ones. Maintaining a friendship online relies on skills like crafting the perfect message, interpreting text-based interactions, and engaging in asynchronous exchanges with multiple people at once. In contrast, in-person friendships thrive on undivided attention, and are built through spontaneous moments, reading body language, and navigating the vulnerability of face-to-face connection. Some even suggest that young people, growing up immersed in digital interactions, are losing the opportunity to develop the in-person social skills that once defined deep human connection.”
The Friendship Recession: The Lost Art of Connecting
Link: https://www.happiness.hks.harvard.edu/february-2025-issue/the-friendship-recession-the-lost-art-of-connecting
Discussion: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=43802727
Published at
2025-04-27 15:33:54Event JSON
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