Americans Feel More Connected
from the what-happened-to-increasing-loneliness dept
Don't you just love when people who don't have any idea what they're talking about tell us how the internet is making people more disconnected from society? Well, most of us knew it wasn't true, and now here's some proof. People are apparently more friendly and helpful than ever before. Take that, you luddites. Though, actually, I doubt these numbers prove anything, but it's always fun to throw some random stats around and pretend they prove your point.
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