Connection is one of the fundamentals of health. The digital revolution has brought on a drastic change in how we relate and connect with each other, creating challenges we have never experienced before. After a quarter century, we are finally seeing the sociological side effects of this shift. And the results seem to be we are less tolerant, more divided, and less connected than ever. Both personally, and in community. Our new interconnected existence has led to a public health crisis of loneliness, and mental health issues. Issues that deeply affect our overall sense of safety and wellbeing. New digital distractions have also come with a cost of shortened attention spans and created new challenges of daily focus and productivity. 

 

It’s more than time for a change. A reexamining of this new way of life, and a recalibration of what is important. Regaining a sense of empathy and understanding for others, which is hard to get communicating from behind a screen; so people can better connect with themselves, their immediate environment, and the expanded world around them in a more healthy, constructive, and productive way. And more fluently work, and communicate together in allyship and partnership, with a greater understanding why that is vital to our progress. Learning how to make this new landscape an asset instead of a detriment to quality of life. And rethinking connectivity in the modern world.

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