Telecommuning

[Sarah]

Once trend, now status quo of spending more virtual time with our fellow human beings than actual [face-time].
The act of living through social media, online games, email and text-messages rather than [picking up the phone] (as initially intended) to CALL another person or as a means to truly stay in touch via conversation or to facilitate actual get-togethers or live social events.
A reliance on having numerous online followers that staves off loneliness the way a picnic ora good, old-fashioned softball game with friends, acquaintances and family members once did.
Like [telecommuTing], a form of attendance and human interaction we can manage from virtually anywhere, diminishing the need for proximity with family, friends and coworkers.