The Erotics of Being Understood at Work: Witness Loneliness and the Search for Someone Who Sees Us (opens in new tab)

There is a strange paradox at the center of modern life. We have never been more visible. And we have never felt more unseen. We carry cameras in our pockets. We document our meals, vacations, opinions, triumphs, frustrations, and political convictions. We can instantly broadcast our lives to hundreds, thousands, sometimes millions of people. Yet loneliness continues to rise. Disconnection continues to rise. And a surprising number of adults walk through the world with the nagging feeling tha...