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The Illusion of "Connection" in the Era of Endless Screen Scrolling
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hěnduōrénshuōshè jiāo méi tǐ社交媒体ràngshì jiè世界gèngjìnlexìn xī信息jǐ miǎo几秒jiùdàozhào piān照片yī xià一下jiùnéngbèihěnduōrénkàn dào看到

Many people say social media has brought the world closer: information arrives in seconds, and photos can be seen by many instantly.

dànqí guài奇怪deshìzuòzàiwǒ men我们shēn biān身边derénquèyuè lái yuè越来越xiàngmò shēng rén陌生人

But strangely, the people sitting next to us are becoming more like strangers.

péng yǒu朋友láijiànháizàishuāshǒu jī手机yī jiā rén一家人tóng zhuō同桌chī fàn吃饭quèkàndepíng mù屏幕

When friends come to see you, you are still scrolling on your phone; family members eat together at the same table but each looks at their own screen.

qún liáo群聊hěnduōbān jí班级qúngōng zuò工作qúnqīn qī亲戚qúnxiāo xī消息bù tíng不停zhēn zhèng真正deliáo tiān聊天biànshǎole

There are many group chats: class groups, work groups, relatives groups... messages keep coming, but real conversations are fewer.

dà jiā大家yòngbiǎo qíng表情dài tì代替guān xīn关心zhuǎn fā转发dài tì代替xiǎng fǎ想法

Everyone uses emojis instead of showing care, and forwards instead of sharing thoughts.

hěnduōjiā tíng家庭máo dùn矛盾bú shì不是chǎoér shì而是bèihū shì忽视huí fù回复tàimànzhù yì lì注意力fēn sàn分散ràngrénjué de觉得shǒu jī手机zhòng yào重要

Many family conflicts are not loud arguments but neglect: slow replies and distracted attention make people feel "the phone is more important than me."

hái zi孩子shòuyǐng xiǎng影响gèngshǎoshuō huà说话duōkànpíng mù屏幕wǎnshuìàidǎ yóu xì打游戏bái tiān白天méijīng shén精神yùn dòng运动biànshǎo

Children are even more affected: they speak less, look at screens more, stay up late, love playing games, feel tired during the day, and exercise less.

wǒ men我们yuè lái yuè越来越méinài xīn耐心děngyī xià一下jiùjué de觉得bèilěng luò冷落

We are also becoming more impatient, feeling ignored if we have to wait even a moment.

shēng huó生活háicháng cháng常常xiānpāi zhào拍照zàitǐ yàn体验

Life often involves taking photos before truly experiencing moments.

xiàn zài现在rén gōng zhì néng人工智能jìn lái进来lefāng biàn方便shìfāng biàn方便dànrénkě néng可能gèngyuàn yì愿意bú huì不会ràngshī wàng失望dejī qì机器shuō huà说话

Now artificial intelligence has arrived; it is convenient, but people may prefer talking to machines that "won't disappoint you."

qí shí其实bù yòng不用jù jué拒绝kē jì科技ér shì而是zhǎo huí找回píng héng平衡chī fàn吃饭kànshǒu jī手机sàn bù散步shì pín视频duōpéihái zi孩子rèn zhēn认真shuō huà说话

Actually, we don't need to reject technology but find balance: don't look at phones while eating, don't record videos while walking, spend more time seriously talking with children.

zhēn zhèng真正deguān xì关系xū yào需要deshìzhù yì lì注意力bú shì不是wǎng sù网速

True relationships require attention, not internet speed.

By Irshad Ahmad Mughal / Pressenza|CC BY 4.0|Modified & AI-assisted

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