Name: How the Internet enables intimacy
Uploaded: 2009-11-02T09:43:00Z
Duration: 9 min 37 s
Description: We worry that IM, texting, Facebook are spoiling human intimacy, but Stefana Broadbent's research shows how communication tech is capable of cultivating deeper relationships, bringing love across barriers like distance and workplace rules.

We worry that IM, texting, Facebook are spoiling human intimacy, but Stefana Broadbent's research shows how communication tech is capable of cultivating deeper relationships, bringing love across barriers like distance and workplace rules.

How the Internet enables intimacy

Technology is quietly transforming how people maintain close relationships, even within rigid institutions like factories and offices. Despite having hundreds of online contacts, most people use digital channels to communicate daily with just four or five loved ones. Workers now sneak moments to call family, text friends, or even share meals over video chat, defying old norms of isolation. This shift challenges traditional boundaries between public and private life, making intimate connection possible wherever people are.

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