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The concept of "social atrophy"

The concept of "social atrophy"

We are so burned out by our data-heavy, screen-based, supposedly friction-free lives that we no longer have the time or energy to engage in the kind of small, mundane, place-based friendships or acquaintance-ships that have nourished and sustained humans for centuries. 

 We simply don’t have the energy for the kinds of in-person, easy interactions that might actually give us some energy and lifeforce back. 

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