Zuckerberg: Loneliness is a shortage, not a sickness; tech like AI glasses can help
r0ck3t23 · x · 2026-08-21
In an interview, Mark Zuckerberg addresses data showing a drastic decline in American socializing and close friendships. He argues that this trend predates smartphones, driven instead by cars, suburbs, and economic shifts that removed "involuntary company" from daily life.
Zuckerberg posits that technology isn't replacing better physical connections because those connections largely vanished already. He views the gap between desired friends (10) and actual friends (2-3) as a supply shortage. He suggests technology like AI glasses (e.g., video calling his sister) will not replace time with his wife but will bridge distances, solving the supply problem without changing human nature.
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