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"Our phones are both a bridge and a barrier. They connect us, but also they buffer us from true spontaneity. The cost of this shift isn't immediately obvious, but I've started to see its effects in myself and others. Social anxiety seems to be on the rise. We may have lost the natural practice of handling unexpected social situations when every interaction is planned, unplanned, once become kind of daunting. It's a skill that atrophies without regular use, kind of like a muscle."