Dr. Jeremy Nobel

If it's not, you might be reluctant, wondering, what am I doing in that room? And so whether it's race, class, Even disability, if we're systematically excluded, that's a kind of loneliness also. The third, existential or spiritual loneliness, I think is fascinating. It's probably been around quite a long time. How do we fit into the bigger universe, the human narrative, if you will?

Does our life have meaning and purpose, consequence? So this is another kind of disorientation to connection with others that I think can trouble some people. And of course, you could have one, two, three, or all of these types of loneliness all interthreaded.

Does our life have meaning and purpose, consequence? So this is another kind of disorientation to connection with others that I think can trouble some people. And of course, you could have one, two, three, or all of these types of loneliness all interthreaded.

Does our life have meaning and purpose, consequence? So this is another kind of disorientation to connection with others that I think can trouble some people. And of course, you could have one, two, three, or all of these types of loneliness all interthreaded.

Yes, we do need a sense that we are visible and matter to someone else. And I think uncertainty around that does invite a kind of spiraling into self-doubt, lack of self-worth, and then it makes it harder to take the risk of trying to connect with other people you're already anticipating. You won't be successful at that.

Yes, we do need a sense that we are visible and matter to someone else. And I think uncertainty around that does invite a kind of spiraling into self-doubt, lack of self-worth, and then it makes it harder to take the risk of trying to connect with other people you're already anticipating. You won't be successful at that.

Yes, we do need a sense that we are visible and matter to someone else. And I think uncertainty around that does invite a kind of spiraling into self-doubt, lack of self-worth, and then it makes it harder to take the risk of trying to connect with other people you're already anticipating. You won't be successful at that.

And so these are the kind of things that I think are troubling many people right now.

And so these are the kind of things that I think are troubling many people right now.

And so these are the kind of things that I think are troubling many people right now.

I think like many technologies, smartphones can be a source of great benefit to people individually in communities, but also great harm. And as I talk about in the book, one of the worrisome ways social media and smartphones are often used, particularly by younger generations, is a kind of performance platform where we curate what we put on that platform to tell a very

I think like many technologies, smartphones can be a source of great benefit to people individually in communities, but also great harm. And as I talk about in the book, one of the worrisome ways social media and smartphones are often used, particularly by younger generations, is a kind of performance platform where we curate what we put on that platform to tell a very

I think like many technologies, smartphones can be a source of great benefit to people individually in communities, but also great harm. And as I talk about in the book, one of the worrisome ways social media and smartphones are often used, particularly by younger generations, is a kind of performance platform where we curate what we put on that platform to tell a very

What we think or guess is an attractive story about ourselves to increase numbers, likes, and follows. And so you're not only performing, you're continually being judged by this unseen audience. And you start changing your, say, posting behavior or your social media behavior to try to accelerate the attention you're getting at the external persona level, if you will, your digital persona.

What we think or guess is an attractive story about ourselves to increase numbers, likes, and follows. And so you're not only performing, you're continually being judged by this unseen audience. And you start changing your, say, posting behavior or your social media behavior to try to accelerate the attention you're getting at the external persona level, if you will, your digital persona.

What we think or guess is an attractive story about ourselves to increase numbers, likes, and follows. And so you're not only performing, you're continually being judged by this unseen audience. And you start changing your, say, posting behavior or your social media behavior to try to accelerate the attention you're getting at the external persona level, if you will, your digital persona.

And that often is different from how you truly feel inside. So that can be very lonely making for people as they feel that in order to truly connect, they have to not be who they are.

And that often is different from how you truly feel inside. So that can be very lonely making for people as they feel that in order to truly connect, they have to not be who they are.

And that often is different from how you truly feel inside. So that can be very lonely making for people as they feel that in order to truly connect, they have to not be who they are.

Now, there's other ways we could use social media if we choose to tolerate the discomfort of authentic disclosure, to find people we share authentic interests with, and then be able to share personal stories and respond in kind. And that's how we build more authentic, more sustainable connections. And we now have technology that can amplify that. Technology in and of itself isn't the problem.