Big Tech made America lonely. Now it needs to fix the crisis it helped create.

Tech Insider : Economy
In a black glitchy abyss of floating glowing boxes full of lonely people on some form of technological device, two boxes float near each other towards connection.
Big Tech's obsession with feeding customers exactly what they want made Americans lonely. Now the industry has a chance to redeem itself.

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Now the industry needs to help bring us back together

Gen Z loneliness is so bad that some young adults are spending thousands trying to make friends through gym memberships and social clubs

Tech Insider : Economy
Margaux Duvall (left), Lillian Lema (center), Lynette Ban (right)
Margaux Duvall, Lillian Lema, and Lynette Ban (left to right) have all spent money in the search of new connections.

Margaux Duvall, Lillian Lema, Lynette Ban

Feeling lonely? Go to the library.

Tech Insider : Economy, Politics, Economy
Costumed attendees at the Library of Congress' Literary Costume Ball wait for their turn at a 360-degree spinning camera in an exhibition of Thomas Jefferson's library.
Costumed attendees at the Library of Congress' Literary Costume Ball wait for their turn at a 360-degree spinning camera in an exhibition of Thomas Jefferson's library.

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