Arts & Culture
Digital Kinship and the Reshaping of Family Obligations
Quick fact
A 2020 study found that people who regularly interact with far-away relatives via social media report a comparable sense of familial closeness to those who see relatives in person, despite never sharing a physical space.
Why this is interesting
You probably message your best friend every day - but do you feel a duty to check on a neighbor you've met only online? Digital connections are quietly rewriting who we consider family and what we must do for them.