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Why is the Internet So Lonely?

from Greater Still by Gaby Goldberg [alt+shift+b] in technology

Almost exactly a year ago, I wrote a piece called My Modern Friends and Me, as an ode to the digital-turned-physical friends I had made throughout 2020.
27th Dec 2021

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