The pressure to always be ‘digitally available’ is putting a huge strain on our relationships.
Leaving someone “left on read” can feel like dodging or stepping on a landmine. Cursed digital functions such as the “last seen” tool, as well as blue ticks and read receipts, are a constant source of anxiety.
To so many of us, going “offline” for an extended period – so that we can't be contacted digitally for hours, let alone days – feels absolutely unthinkable. While the impact of being constantly ‘on’ all the time has been fairly well covered and discussed in terms of how it affects our mental health, what about the impact it has on ourJust because we use devices that make us permanently digitally ‘available’, doesn’t mean we have to be.
“It’s now at the point that I hardly message her at all, and am deciding whether I even want to be her friend. The only friendships I have the capability to keep right now are with those who are happy to hear from me when I can message, not those who tell me off when they don’t hear from me enough." Daniella, 27, has removed all “last seen” tools from both WhatsApp and Instagram because she feels that these features make you “live on your phone”.
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