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John Ryerson's avatar

A study a few yrs ago pointed out that if you have engaged family and friends then FB et al strengthens the relationships. If you don't have family and friends it contributes to isolation , mental health issues.

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Stephen Bradford Long's avatar

Thanks for sharing this. My day job requires that I interact with many, many different types of people, face to face, in unexpected intervals. This means that I interact *mostly* with people who aren’t like me. I find it invigorating and beautiful.

And then I go online, and I’m horrified by how boring and unanimous it all is. I find myself arguing that it’s worth getting to know people who aren’t like us, and I’m met with outraged indifference. (I’m the one giving the hopeful “have conversations with different types of people” message you allude to at the end of this essay.)

I have more thoughts, but I will leave it at that. Thanks for writing this!

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