Ethics and information technology

Extended loneliness. When hyperconnectivity makes us feel alone.

Ethics and information technology 2022 Laura Candiotto

In this paper, I analyse a specific kind of loneliness that can be experienced in the networked life, namely "extended loneliness". I claim that loneliness-conceived of as stemming from a lack of satisfying relationships to others-can arise from an abundance of connections in the online sphere. Extended loneliness, in these cases, does not result from a lack of connections to other people. On...