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Young Americans spend much more time alone than they did fifteen years ago | 4 hours to 6 daily, biggest increase in any group (ourworldindata.org)

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[–] Madzielle@lemmy.dbzer0.com 2 points 2 days ago

I stood at the library counter with my son for what felt like eternity over the weekend. I had a question to ask, there were two young people, both face in phoned, scrolling, behind the desk. I said hello, kind of meekly tbh, but no one noticed. Waited, waited, until finally the one further away looked up, and saw us.

You really go to another world in our heads when aimlessly scrolling. I was two feet from the girl closest to me. Two feet, and she didn't notice me at all.