If we make sex reasonable
like true choice of saying no in heterosexual relationships
that means that neither depends on sex as an expression of connectedness.
That mean people feel connected to something without sex already
no deprivation in that society
that's when yes is yes will be real

then does marriage and sexual exclusivity still make sense in such a society?

#OnlyYesMeansYes #consensual #reasonability #connectedness #marriage #relationship #partnership

Boys’ Friendships and the Crisis of Connection

As boys become men, they become distrustful, lose friendships, and feel isolated and alone.

https://www.hup.harvard.edu/books/9780674072428

#masculinity #loneliness #connectedness #teen #manliness #sociology #friendship

Trauma-informed game available now! 🐱

'Open Worlds Play' by Sunny Chen, was the 1st place winning game from the 2024 game design contest about social connectedness (and cats)

▪️ $3
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Created for middle and high school students to support protective factors against violence

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Open Worlds Play by JAG

When we play together, we grow together.

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💡Location matters less than you think for team cohesion. Connectedness is what actually matters.

Read more in my latest article below 👇

#connectedness #productdevelopment #leadership #worksmarter #teams #feedback #discovery #delivery #agile #goals #people #habits #flow #wayofworking

https://akikoo.medium.com/why-co-location-is-overrated-for-team-connection-0cbb60379f58

Why Co-Location is Overrated for Team Connection

Physical proximity is a terrible predictor of team cohesion. Connectedness is what actually matters.

Medium

📚 New research illustrates how live events foster social connection

"[t]he study also found that the boost in connection wasn't long-lasting—feelings of social connection typically weren't sustained 24 hours after events ended.

🧡 This suggests the need for regular participation in such activities to maintain benefits."

🌐 https://phys.org/news/2025-08-events-foster-social.html

#liveevents #connection #connectedness #socialconnectedness #loneliness #lonelinessCorps
#social #research #publichealth #mentalhealth

New research illustrates how live events foster social connection

A new study from the University of Georgia and Brigham Young University demonstrates how attending live events can help combat loneliness and build social connections. The research, published in the journal Social Psychological and Personality Science, pinpoints specific characteristics of events that most effectively foster feelings of connectedness.

Phys.org

🧡 Wondering how to find your tribe?

Play 'Open Worlds Play' by Sunny Chen

An award winning game about social connectedness for teens.

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#loneliness #connectedness #game @gamingagainstv #findyourpeople #lonelinessCorps
@LonelinessCorps

Game Jolt - Share your creations

Game Jolt

🎮 Open Worlds Play

An award-winning game about social connectedness designed for middle school age students.

▪️ Free / no ads
▪️ Appropriate for all ages

⭐ Play on a desktop or laptop in your web browser.

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#socialconnectedness #connectedness #SEL #isolation #community #game #nonprofit #renpy #education #students #communication #prevention #indiegame #publichealth @gamingagainstv

🎉 Available to play now!

'Open Worlds Play' by Sunny Chen, was the 1st place winning game from the 2024 game design contest about social connectedness.

▪️ Free
▪️ No Ads
▪️ No Tracking

⭐ Play in your browser at #gamejolt right now! Created for middle and high school students.

🎮 https://gamejolt.com/games/owp/1016025

#indiegame #indiedev #education #videogames #connectedness #SEL #publichealth #nonprofit @gamingagainstv @stopTDV

In our case nodes are humans. It is likely that they fall in-and-out of #connectedness the dynamics of falling in-and-out are interesting for us. E.g., someone dropping in on many conversations in a short span of time behaves differently than someone dropping repeatedly in on the same group -- both could be disconnected for big part of the observation.
We could call them "minimally connected" nodes.
#interactionNetworks #HumanInteraction #temporalnetworks

Maybe I cried a little at the end of this one.

There's a lot spoken about robots and the workplace. But what if they could help foster #inclusion and #connectedness?

I love this video so much... Maybe you will too?

https://youtube.com/watch?v=-iLcOLvNfz0&si=xXsTjixy19KFJpNN

This "Dumb" Robot Is Changing Lives in Japan

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