We live in a time where being “connected” is effortless.
Yet many of us feel strangely alone.
Our feeds overflow with hundreds of updates and passing stories. But real friendship...the kind that feels steady and grounding...doesn’t multiply with every new follower.
Somewhere along the way, connection became about quantity over quality. And the scary thing is, the more we chase validation the more isolated we feel.
Closeness doesn’t scale overnight. It grows slowly, with attention and care. When everything around us demands velocity, depth becomes a quiet rebellion.
Maybe the goal isn’t to connect with more people.
Maybe it’s to truly connect with a few.
We need calmer ways to keep a few close.
A garden, not a feed.
-henry