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This is the Daily Note.
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I'm James A.
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Brown.
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The consulting firm McKinsey found that we're spending more time alone and online than ever before.
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During the pandemic, we all learned to be alone, and apparently that behavior stuck.
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Maybe we liked it, or maybe we just got used to it.
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Honestly, it's hard to tell the difference anymore.
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I notice it in myself.
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Declining invitations feels easier.
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Staying home sounds better.
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The couch knows my name, after all.
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But here's what bothers me.
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We're not becoming hermits because we want to.
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We're becoming hermits because everything is designed for the apps, the delivery, the entertainment.
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The system wants us separated because it's easier to sell to individuals than communities.
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It's simpler to control the isolated than the connected.
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At least that's what I think.
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So what do you think?
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Let me know on jamesabrown.
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Net on that note, I'm James A.
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Brown and as always, be well.
