Health, education, security and social connectedness all are important to quality of life - but are not adequately reflected in GDP.

医疗、教育、安全以及社会联系对于生活质量都很重要——但这些并没有在GDP中得到充分体现。

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Public journaling - blogging - however, results in the addition of these improvements in social connectedness, something you just can't get from a private diary.

然而，公开日志——博客——还能改善社会系，这是私人日记所达不到的。

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Connectedness is now a crucial social signifier.

联通性是一项重要的社交标志物。

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If managed well, technology can improve our schools and education, deepen social connectedness, expand civic engagement and even help advance our democracy.

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So, in contrast to the devastating domino effects of the global economic meltdown in 2008, in these cases social media is being used to demonstrate that our connectedness and interdependence within a global community can also be a force for good.

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But I really do think that social media, the internet, and the hyper-connectedness of modern Americans and especially young people has done more to shift public opinions than anything in the realm of politics could ever hope to achieve.

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