Every Square Inch Podcast Redeeming Technology, Part 2: Community
Dec 1, 2023
This podcast explores the negative impact of technology on community, discussing loneliness, depression, anxiety, and suicide. It examines the unsustainable stretching of social connections caused by social media, and how it creates a virtual world where competition replaces real community. It also discusses how technology and algorithms reinforce tribal instincts, hindering true community. Finally, it explores the impact of social media on the loneliness epidemic and highlights the genuine friendship offered by a Savior for authentic connections.
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The Death of Community
- Technology has reordered how we approach friendship and community.
- True friendship and community are becoming obsolete due to digital relationships.
Effortless Relationships
- Relationships are now effortless due to technology, bypassing the work of building trust and intimacy.
- This makes us inept at handling the demands of real-life community.
Limitless Relationships
- Technology creates limitless relationships, overwhelming us with access to countless people.
- This unsustainable connectivity spreads us thin, neglecting deeper relationships.