Aug 13, 2019

5 min read

Trading Social Media for Deeper Connection

Human connection shouldn’t be like mining for gold.

Memes. Ever so slightly slanted news articles. Infographics with totally false information. Someone’s cat taking a nap. Sponsored ads for products we don’t need.

That’s not connection. That’s noise.

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