Why the Digital Age Is Not Destroying Friendship

The more media we use to maintain a relationship, the stronger that bond will likely be

Lydia Denworth
Forge
Published in
6 min readJan 24, 2020

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Illustration: Sullivan Brown

HHas the overuse of the word “friend” devalued the relationships it describes? In a connected world, how valuable are our online relationships? Are we, in fact, disconnected from one another? Must we visit someone at home to call that…

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Lydia Denworth
Forge
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Author of FRIENDSHIP: The Evolution, Biology, and Extraordinary Power of Life’s Fundamental Bond (Norton 2020). @LydiaDenworth and www.lydiadenworth.com