Tanya Mosley

That sociologist that you talked to that told you like loneliness is a healthy response and that it is the thing that pushes us off the couch out into the world. That kind of makes it sound like our phones might actually be blocking us from feeling that natural instinct. But yet people feel like they're being very social by being on their phones and being on social media sites and stuff.

That sociologist that you talked to that told you like loneliness is a healthy response and that it is the thing that pushes us off the couch out into the world. That kind of makes it sound like our phones might actually be blocking us from feeling that natural instinct. But yet people feel like they're being very social by being on their phones and being on social media sites and stuff.

You know, I've been thinking about social media videos of people who record themselves dancing or, you know, talking or sometimes people are pouring their hearts out, you know, into, you know, they have videos on TikTok and stuff. And watching them though, like watching people dance, it feels like a party. I'm vibing off of their vibe. They seem happy. They're enjoying themselves.

You know, I've been thinking about social media videos of people who record themselves dancing or, you know, talking or sometimes people are pouring their hearts out, you know, into, you know, they have videos on TikTok and stuff. And watching them though, like watching people dance, it feels like a party. I'm vibing off of their vibe. They seem happy. They're enjoying themselves.

You know, I've been thinking about social media videos of people who record themselves dancing or, you know, talking or sometimes people are pouring their hearts out, you know, into, you know, they have videos on TikTok and stuff. And watching them though, like watching people dance, it feels like a party. I'm vibing off of their vibe. They seem happy. They're enjoying themselves.

But then I think about everything that happens after they record themselves. You know, they turn off the camera. The music is off. They're all alone. They're literally standing in their living room. They're alone. And I feel this, especially when someone is pouring their heart out. They're crying into the camera. And then at the end, like they're going through the comments to get validation.

But then I think about everything that happens after they record themselves. You know, they turn off the camera. The music is off. They're all alone. They're literally standing in their living room. They're alone. And I feel this, especially when someone is pouring their heart out. They're crying into the camera. And then at the end, like they're going through the comments to get validation.

But then I think about everything that happens after they record themselves. You know, they turn off the camera. The music is off. They're all alone. They're literally standing in their living room. They're alone. And I feel this, especially when someone is pouring their heart out. They're crying into the camera. And then at the end, like they're going through the comments to get validation.

You're working out this theory that, I love how you put it, that we are donating our dopamine to our phones. Can you say more about that?

You're working out this theory that, I love how you put it, that we are donating our dopamine to our phones. Can you say more about that?

You're working out this theory that, I love how you put it, that we are donating our dopamine to our phones. Can you say more about that?

Yeah. You know, I talked with the comedian Roy Wood Jr. a few weeks ago, and he had this joke about the decline in the interaction between the store clerks because they're all automated now.

Yeah. You know, I talked with the comedian Roy Wood Jr. a few weeks ago, and he had this joke about the decline in the interaction between the store clerks because they're all automated now.

Yeah. You know, I talked with the comedian Roy Wood Jr. a few weeks ago, and he had this joke about the decline in the interaction between the store clerks because they're all automated now.

And I mean, what you're talking about here makes me think about that because that's a little bit of a dopamine hit when you have a fun interaction or a really nice conversation with the store clerk as she or he or, you know, as... is scanning your groceries. Those small interactions, from what I'm getting from you, are also really important things in our lives.

And I mean, what you're talking about here makes me think about that because that's a little bit of a dopamine hit when you have a fun interaction or a really nice conversation with the store clerk as she or he or, you know, as... is scanning your groceries. Those small interactions, from what I'm getting from you, are also really important things in our lives.

And I mean, what you're talking about here makes me think about that because that's a little bit of a dopamine hit when you have a fun interaction or a really nice conversation with the store clerk as she or he or, you know, as... is scanning your groceries. Those small interactions, from what I'm getting from you, are also really important things in our lives.

I was thinking about, you know, Many employers are now pushing their employees to come back to work. During the pandemic, folks were working from home. There is also like this tension here because it feels kind of hostile that so many workplaces are demanding that we go back into the office. But is there a tradeoff for that, a benefit to that, to actually be in the office?

I was thinking about, you know, Many employers are now pushing their employees to come back to work. During the pandemic, folks were working from home. There is also like this tension here because it feels kind of hostile that so many workplaces are demanding that we go back into the office. But is there a tradeoff for that, a benefit to that, to actually be in the office?

I was thinking about, you know, Many employers are now pushing their employees to come back to work. During the pandemic, folks were working from home. There is also like this tension here because it feels kind of hostile that so many workplaces are demanding that we go back into the office. But is there a tradeoff for that, a benefit to that, to actually be in the office?