@liaizon self-plug:

https://blog.erlend.sh/against-loneliness

> Non-verbal play is an arguably safer starting point for social connection than literate conversation, at least given our current communication tools which are designed for outrage rather than understanding.

> Our literal reality, shaped by words, has grown so complex and contested that the meanings of words may be interpreted very differently by two or more people, to such an extent that physical neighbors can seem to live on different planets.