{"id":468,"date":"2025-05-23T16:42:02","date_gmt":"2025-05-23T15:42:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/jusmedia.co.uk\/riotandreason\/?p=468"},"modified":"2025-06-05T12:49:27","modified_gmt":"2025-06-05T11:49:27","slug":"technology-addiction-and-digital-isolation","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/jusmedia.co.uk\/riotandreason\/2025\/05\/23\/technology-addiction-and-digital-isolation\/","title":{"rendered":"Alone and loving it: How the digital age turned us into isolation junkies"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
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Here\u2019s a fun thought: we are all isolation junkies and the fun part is that we don\u2019t even realise it. Being alone is not just an option\u2014 it\u2019s the preferred lifestyle. We\u2019ve got Netflix on one screen asking if you\u2019re still watching for the fifth time and social media on the other.<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Streaming services have become the digital version of a lover who never leaves, always there waiting for you to hit \u2018play.\u2019 We\u2019re more connected than ever but the catch? It’s mostly with our couches. It seems like technology has us all wrapped up around its little finger and we\u2019re loving it\u2026 but also kind of hating it?<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Thanks to the digital age we\u2019ve become eerily good at being alone. The couch or bed has become the new town square, streaming services our closest confidant and our social life?  A graveyard of ignored texts and half-hearted \u201cwe should definitely catch up soon!\u201d messages. <\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Here is the real catch though: are we really choosing solitude or is the technology that is supposed to make us feel \u2018more connected than ever\u2019 delivering it to us on a silver platter. Are we just the latest victims of the digital age?<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Marc Dunkelman, the author of  \u2018The Vanishing Neighbor\u2019 gave us some much needed insight on this. He breaks down social relationships into three main categories: the inner ring ( your family and besties \u2014 the people you really care about) the outer ring (random acquaintances) and the middle ring ( those people you kind of know but don\u2019t really talk to)<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

He explained that middle-ring relationships are disappearing because people no longer want  to make the effort to build these kinds of relationships when technology has made it easier to skim the surface with acquaintances online.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Don\u2019t get me wrong I\u2019m not trying to say f**k  technology, I love that I can talk to my best friend all the way in Essex and watch my favourite shows from the comfort of my bed. But let’s be real, we\u2019ve all become hooked on convenience so that actual face to face interaction feels like a chore. As Dunkelman puts it: \u201cThe horizon of opportunity of people that you could meet and could invest in has expanded because of technology.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cBut the cost is that the time that we’re spending right now talking or that I’m texting with my daughter is time that I might otherwise have spent talking to people in the neighbourhood.\u201d <\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

It\u2019s true that technology has allowed us to meet diverse groups of people online, but at what cost?  We\u2019ve traded real life interactions for screen time and netflix and chill. When convenience is supplied to you you have to grasp it with both hands\u2026 right?<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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But this is where it gets real, we\u2019ve optimised our social lives for convenience, cutting out the weird, messy and slightly annoying interactions that make relationships real, as Dunkelman points out  middle tier- relationships are dying out because we don\u2019t need them anymore, or at least we think we don\u2019t.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

This is something Ivor Spector \u2014  a guy I came across on Reddit explained to me, as someone who\u2019s going through isolation, he finds it harder than ever to reach out and make connections since all he gets is radio silence in return. The digital age has conditioned us to believe that we don\u2019t need people because we\u2019re connected online and socialising is not rewarding when digital entertainment can give us that addictive dopamine rush.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

According to Ivor: \u201cEveryone has this sort of bubble, the worst thing you can do to a person is disturb them. And we all kind of assume that nobody else needs us, when in reality we all need each other.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cIt\u2019s so easy to let your connections wither away when you\u2019ve got other stuff occupying your mind, and then suddenly, you realize you\u2019ve got no one.\u201d<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

In this age socialising means bending over backwards just to plan a little catch up with friends, it requires effort and feels like running a marathon, but entertainment is effortless and that\u2019s why we love it.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

As Ivor puts it when it comes to connecting with friends in the real world there\u2019s an \u201c added effort that it just takes to see people. When we can watch whatever we want and just be entirely entertained by ourselves.\u201d<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Are we to blame for our isolation, are we the problem? Or is technology the problem? I\u2019m not going to bash technology and say that it\u2019s the villain of this story, when maybe we share a part of the blame too. When the opportunity to cancel plans with friends and stay in streaming your favourite shows was given to us we dove head first into it and never looked back.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

 Let\u2019s just say that blaming technology is like the pot calling the kettle black. It\u2019s true technology didn\u2019t force us to spend 12 hours binging our favourite shows or ghosting our friends. Technology isn\u2019t entirely the villain but it also isn’t entirely innocent in all this mess \u2014  it’s more of an enabler.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

As Danah Boyd, Microsoft researcher and founder of Data and Society Research Institute explained: \u201cTechnology does not drive loneliness. It\u2019s a correlational dynamic, not a causal one. When people feel isolated and alone, people often turn to media (both social media and TV) to both engage and be entertained. <\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cAs a result, we have a lot of people who feel a sense of connection to celebrities, creators, or influencers, but these parasocial relationships are not nearly as fulfilling as friendships\u201d<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

While technology has made isolation a very seductive option\u2014 like a shiny apple hanging just out of reach\u2014  you might think it’s tasty until you take a bite and find worms on the inside. Social media and streaming services might make us feel like we\u2019re connected and like we\u2019re indulging in a sweet treat, but the more you chew the more you feel the squirmy and gross aftertaste of loneliness creeping in.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

When I asked Mrs Boyd whether tech companies profited from people\u2019s growing isolation, she said that \u201cthey certainly benefit from people being exhausted, stressed, and alone – and desperately seeking five minutes of entertainment through cat pictures and dance videos.\u201d<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Let me enlighten you about what this means, these tech giants are not just sitting around twiddling their thumbs, they know exactly what will get you addicted , they created the apps, the algorithms the endless stream of content to make sure you are always coming back for more,  like an addict craving the next fix. The worst thing is you don\u2019t even realise.  You\u2019re walking through the fog unaware you\u2019re heading toward a cliff,  until you fall off.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Richard Freed, child and adolescent psychologist in clinical practice and author of \u201cBetter Than Real Life: How Silicon Valley\u2019s Secret Science of Persuasive Design Is Stealing Childhood,\u201d argues that when it comes to digital entertainment created by tech giants, \u201cThe combination of autoplay plus building storylines that have a hook at the end of each episode leads users to consume far more screen time than they would otherwise.\u201d<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

It might sound hopeless or like you\u2019re trapped but in here we\u2019re all about solutions and shining a light in the dark, it might sound scary and as you read,  you might come to the realisation that maybe you are lonely and that digital engagement is starting to replace your social interactions but It\u2019s okay because every problem has a solution and you don\u2019t have to go through this alone.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Small shifts in habits and mindset can lead to big changes, whether it is setting  boundaries with tech, saying no to one more episode, reconnecting with friends or simply taking a step back and unplugging for a bit, you have the power to take matters into your own hands.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Tiffany Shlain, American filmmaker and author of \u201c24\/6: The Power of Unplugging One Day a Week.\u201d explains the power of unplugging one day a week in order to  create intentional moments of disconnection to connect with what actually matters\u2014 your relationships.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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She said: \u201cThe way I propose breaking this cycle is to bring back an ancient practice of Shabbat or the Sabbath. one day of rest. and in our digital world, to me that means one day without screens. I call it Tech Shabbat. I have done it now for 15 years and it’s life changing.\u201d<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Start small and give yourself a break from constantly consuming streams of content like you\u2019re some digital garbage bin. Go chill with your friends and family or vibe solo for a bit, start with a few hours, then maybe a day, who knows? You might even start to like it. No FOMO required and while you take a breather the world will keep spinning. I promise.<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/span>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Here\u2019s a fun thought: we are all isolation junkies and the fun part is that we don\u2019t even realise it. Being alone is not just an option\u2014 it\u2019s the preferred lifestyle. We\u2019ve got Netflix on one screen asking if you\u2019re still watching for the fifth time and social media on the other. 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