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I guess my problem is for people like my grandmother. It's nice to see comments and interactions from her, but she's certainly not going to set up a blog. There's a whole gamut of toxic social media stuff, hustle culture and people trying to make a name for themselves as influencers, but before that, it was a way to passively keep in touch with people you may not normally get in touch with.

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Speaking just for me, because I know everyone's different, I had the same thought. I hardly ever called her, if ever, and vice versa. I started calling her maybe every 2-3 weeks just to say hey.

Sometimes she chats, other times she says she's good, we tell each other to have a nice day and that's that, it only lasts seconds.

But for some reason, to me, those short calls have felt far better than a like or a comment on FB or whatever. They feel more meaningful and I definitely feel more connected to her these days than I had for years.

YMMV. /shrug