In this video, Professor Pablo Foncillas tells us that being more connected than ever does not necessarily imply a real connection. “Irony? Mobile phones and social networks, those instruments designed to bring us together, have become the architects of a new form of shared loneliness,” he explains.
Research indicates that the quality of our relationships has declined as the quantity of our online contacts has increased. Even channels like WhatsApp erase the mystery of knowing where someone is or how they are doing. And we want things immediate: “We feel more anxious and empty when we don’t receive instant answers, despite being more technically connected than ever.”
Mobile phones and networks have changed the playing field of relationships, and not always for the better. “They make us believe that we are in a constant virtual meeting with friends and family, while we sit alone in the darkness of our room illuminated only by the mobile screen,” says Foncillas.
What do we have to do in this scenario? The answer, in the video…
