mental health concerns took priority unfortunately

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Overly positive is not a fair characterization. I have been in those shoes, which is why I don't think that this response is fair to me.

What I said was that most people have at least some social life and are partially connected. If someone doesn't, it is at some level possible to build a "marginal social life". I also know that it is obviously difficult. I intentionally made weak claims because I understand how hard it is.

"logging off" doesn't really work for people

I agree, but I also think that when people say touch grass or log off, they imply that people return to their (presumably somewhat social, at least partially connected) real lives. Most people are not completely isolated in the way that some terminally online posters are, so I think that is a fair assumption to make about what logging off/touching grass refers to. On the other hand, if someone is really isolated, they still need to log off to build that life.

Society is a fuck, but creating a marginal social life is still possible. Obviously difficult, but not impossible!

Agreed!

I think what I'm talking about here is distinct from what alienation means in the Marxist context!