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Why connection doesn't stop loneliness #wisdom #mindset #shorts

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SoulWords—Rabbi Shais Taub avatar
SoulWords—Rabbi Shais Taub

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Why do people feel more alone in this connected world? It's ironic, isn't it? Because on one hand, we're way more connected ever before, meaning we're aware of people's lives who live in totally different geographical locations than us. We're probably keeping tabs with thousands of people at any one time as compared to like our ancestors, maybe they lived in a village and they knew 20, 30 people that they interacted with for a lifetime. So, you would think that we would feel way more connected and way less alone. And the reality is the opposite. So, why is that? Well, one reason is because if you think about it, the version of ourselves that we are sharing online is a highly curated version, and that's not really you. And I can tell you something, what's worse than someone not knowing you is thinking they know you, but having a false version of you that they think is you. And that can even be our own fault that we, knowingly or unknowingly, put out the version of ourselves that we want people to know, and we are successful at it, and people get to know that version, but they don't really know who we really are cuz we haven't given them that opportunity.