Technology was meant to connect us to each other, and to what matters.
New ways to reach out, to share, to stay close. For a while, it worked.
Then it began competing for your attention.
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More noise than ever. Less room for what matters: your people, and you.
Little by little, your time and attention slip into scrolling through strangers' lives, instead of living your own and being there for the people closest to you.
One hundred and fifty
That's how many relationships a human can truly hold.
Dunbar's number isn't only about others. It's a reminder that your attention, time, and care are finite — so where you place them shapes your life.
And the longest study of a human life is clear:
Close, supportive relationships are the strongest foundation of a good life — more than money, status, or work alone.
The next direction for technology is clear:
It should go back to being a tool we use, not a place we get lost in.
