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The Importance of Connecting to Others
When I first got Emi, there was no internet and there was no social media. There was no such thing as a 'spoony' - the idea of this kind of identity that we share around energy limitation. We were all completely alone and isolated because the very definition of being a spoony is that you can't get out there and meet other people. So when blogging and social media made it possible to connect, that's how the whole spoony movement really suddenly sprung up. And it's because we're finally able to connect to other people rather than being completely isolated and alone.
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