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We share more than ever — our thoughts, our photos, our lives in real time. But does being seen actually bring us closer?

In this short spoken-word reflection, Sindy questions whether constant sharing creates genuine connection or simply increases visibility. Recognition, reactions, and followers can give the illusion of closeness, even when real understanding is missing.

This isn’t about rejecting connection. It’s about asking whether visibility and connection are really the same thing.

SCRIPT:

We’re more connected than ever. Or at least… that’s what we’re told.

We share our thoughts. Our photos. Our lives — in real time.

But sometimes I wonder if being seen is the same thing as being known.

Visibility can create the illusion of closeness. People recognize us, react to us, follow us… without actually understanding who we are.

Connection takes time. Presence. Attention.

So maybe the real question is…

are we actually becoming more connected — or are we just getting better at being visible?

Watch more videos like this where Sindy asks intriguing questions.

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The Conversation Prism 5.0: The Conversation Prism is a visual map of the social media landscape. 

It’s an ongoing study in digital ethnography that tracks dominant and promising social networks and organizes them by how they’re used in everyday life. Social media has democratized information and shifted the structures of influence. The last update to The Conversation Prism was in 2013. 

YOUR AUDIENCE CAN USE IT TO: ·      

Create conversations about social media and explain that it goes beyond Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram.

Brainstorm new channels and ways to benefit from social media.

Use it as a tool to create content.

Study the landscape as you plan your next social media strategy.

Show your expertise and that social media is not something that should be ignored.

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