Connected Isolation: Exploring the Psychology of Being Alone Together

Donna L Roberts, PhD (Psych Pstuff)
Psych Pstuff
4 min readJan 14, 2024

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We seem determined to give human qualities to objects and content to treat each other as things. ― Sherry Turkle, Alone Together: Why We Expect More from Technology and Less from Each Other

Photo by Andrej Nihil on Unsplash

In the intricate web of human psychology, the concept of being “alone together” has emerged as a paradoxical yet increasingly relevant phenomenon. This term…

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Donna L Roberts, PhD (Psych Pstuff)
Psych Pstuff

Writer and university professor researching the human condition, generational studies, human and animal rights, and the intersection of art and psychology