What We Lost When Always Connected
I watched 5 Centimeters per Second.
The emotion running through the entire story—
something unseen and untransmitted, poignant and aching, desperate and longing.
It was a feeling I hadn't experienced in so long.
An emotion buried somewhere for decades broke through the screen.
It's a story that's hard to create in this era,
where you can communicate anytime through video calls or chat,
where you always feel connected through SNS posts and profile updates.
In exchange for gaining a convenient, efficient, always-connected world,
haven't we slowly lost this kind of tender affection and the sentiment of longing?
