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		prostheticvamp on March 16, 2020 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Is presentation the cause of loneliness? (2017) No. It’s a low bandwidth communication medium which, because it is asynchronous, allows for more calculated choice of presentation (eg, Instagram).

agumonkey on March 16, 2020 [–]

I had irc and reddit in mind, not social networks with images though

mjevans on March 16, 2020 | [–]

It's still the same, and also much harder to tell when people leave the conversation if they do so without interaction clues.

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