I have 422 friends, yet I am lonely. I speak to all of them every day, yet none of them really know me.
我有422個朋友，但我依舊孤獨。我每天跟他們所有人說話，但他們沒有一人真正了解我。
The problem I have sits in the spaces between, looking into their eyes, or at a name on a screen.
我的問題在于是要看著他們的雙眼，還是屏幕上的名字。
I took a step back, and opened myeyes, I looked around, and then realized that this media we call social is anything but when we open our computers, and it's our doors we shut.
我后退一步，睜開雙眼，環顧四周，發現這個我們稱作社交的媒體一點也不具備社交性，當我們打開電腦時，我們就關上了那道門。
All this technology we have, it's just an illusion, community companionship, a sense of inclusion,
我們所擁有的科技只是一種暗示，社群，友誼，包容的感覺，
yet when you step away from this device of delusion, you awaken to see, a world of confusion.
然而，當你離開這個充滿幻想的設備，你會忽然驚覺面前的世界充滿疑惑。

A world where we're slaves to the technology we mastered, where our information gets sold by some rich greedy bastard.
在這個世界，我們被我們精通的科技所奴役，資訊被某些富有貪婪的混蛋出賣。
A world of self-interest, self-image, self-promotion, where we share all our best bits, but leave out the emotion.
在這個世界，到處充斥著個人利益、個人形象、個人推廣，我們全都分享我們最好的一面，但將情緒拋諸腦后。
We are at our most happy with an experience we share, but is it the same if no one is there?
我們樂于分享某次經歷，但如果沒人攜伴，快樂是否依舊？
Being alone isn't the problem,let me just emphasize, that if you read a book, paint a picture, or do some exercise, you are being productive, and present,
孤獨并不是個問題，讓我再強調一下，如果你讀本書、畫幅畫、或做些運動，你的生活是豐富多彩且活在當下的，
not reserved or recluse, you're being awake and attentive, and putting your time to good use.
不是沉默且孤僻的。你正清醒且全心投入，并有效利用你的時間。
So when you're in public, and you start to feel alone, put your hands behind your head, and step away from the phone.
所以當你處在公共場合，開始感到孤單的時候，就將你的雙手放在腦后，遠離手機。

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