Blue mooooon, you found me not at all alone, because I was online
I really think more could be made of this, but it is a slight movement in the right direction when an article on loneliness among the relatively young can say:
using technology to help you meet new people can be beneficial. And if for whatever reason you are unable to venture outside, the internet can bring solace. Mumsnet has been "an absolute godsend" for Maddy Matthews, 19, a student with a two-month-old daughter. Since the birth, she rarely sees her university friends and her partner works most evenings. "In the first few days, I was up late at night feeding her and I was worried I was doing something wrong. Being able to post on Mumsnet has helped me feel less alone".
Point thahr misst in the usual smack at FaceBook (not that I have any particular axe to grind for a not particularly satisfactory space): 'a study of social media at the University of Michigan last year found that... Facebook reduces life satisfaction': as I have remarked, FB tends to be about superficial interactions involving people already in one's social circle, rather than a place to meet new people who share one's interests/concerns/current situation. Duh.
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However, it is the same old usual moonlight shining drearily down on this list of One Hundred Best American Novels, 1770 to 1985. There are some odd choices there generally (Y O Y Chandler but not Hammett, WTF?), but do we not, my dearios, get the distinct sense that once we are past Mark Twain, the American Novel is SRS BZNZ?
Or, should I be making out this sort of list, which is, do admit, highly unlikely even when talking about areas which are more my Mastermind Special Subject than the Great AN, I would very definitely be including Anita Loos's Gentlemen Prefer Blondes.
Because while a girl can't go on laughing all the time, neither does she want to go on being SRS all the time either.
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