“In effect the hyperconnection of Facebook changes the nature of our relationships by turning our friends into audiences and us into performers.” (source)
“Rather, God was clarifying that the fullness of our humanity could only be truly expressed through relationship with a suitable other.” (source)
“The second result demonstrated by the Horizon experiment was that, cut off from connection, our ability to cope with reality quickly dissolves. In just one day of sensory deprivation and social isolation, each subject was reduced to infantile and even animalistic behavior.” (source)
“Bonding, the psychological process by which a mother creates a safe and nurturing environment for the child to develop, lays the groundwork for the baby’s ability to grow into a healthy and well-adapted adult.” (source)
“But what Harlow demonstrated so vividly with infant monkeys, and what study after study has shown to be all the more true in human beings, is that connection is not just ‘what causes happiness.’ It is also our most basic need.” (source)