Intimacy in the Online Era

“Guys. Is it just me, or are mundane interactions in the real world awkwardly intimate nowadays? The more I get used to interacting with my phone all day, the harder I find it to make eye contact with people. Strangers, I mean. Like, ordering a burger, or during a job interview. I was in a job interview, worried she’d think I was shy or maladjusted from my lack of eye contact, despite my actually being a social extrovert. And it occurred to me, I am a freak now, we all are. We need to get out more. It was never weird 10 years ago to look a bartender in the eye. Now it’s a startlingly intimate interaction.” - Suzie