it’s not advertised as a phone-free summer camp haha

Anyway, this camper got his phone taken away halfway through the summer because it was out of the cabin. He freaked out. Like, it was bad how emotionally dependent he is to his phone. The idea of loosing it for 14 days wrecked him.

While both your article and my little tangent are extreme cases, they are still real people, who form real attachments to the feeling of acceptance online. I know from my story this was a manifestation of loneliness in the real world, and I’m curious if the guy in your story, or anyone who forms this attachment, isn’t a victim of loneliness. We’ve discussed this in class, I know. It isn’t a revolutionary question. But I’m curious if that is the only psychological cause.