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After Hours

Neon Loneliness: Connected but Alone at 2:13 AM

The glow of the screen is not the same as warmth. There’s a specific kind of silence that exists at 2:13 AM. Not the absence of noise — but the absence of presence. Your phone is lit.Notifications breathe.Someone is live somewhere.A thousand opinions refresh in real time. And yet, the room feels heavier than it did an hour ago. Welcome to Neon Loneliness. The Blue Glow Confessional There’s something intimate about a screen in a dark room. It feels like […]

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