How tech and social media are making us feel lonelier than ever - CNET

The loneliness paradox: All that time online can connect us in amazing ways, but it can also make us feel isolated.

You’ve had a social day. Two hundred Facebook friends posted birthday messages, your video of Mr. Meow shredding the toilet paper stash got dozens of retweets, and all the compliments on your latest Instagram selfie have you strutting with an extra swagger. Still, you can’t help but notice an ache that can only be described as loneliness . That we feel this way even when hyperconnected might seem like a contradiction. But the facts are clear: Constant virtual connections can often amplify the feeling of loneliness. “Internet-related technologies are great at giving us the per

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