Content-type: text/html Downes.ca ~ Stephen's Web ~ University researchers are helping to create a Canadian guide for social connection

Stephen Downes

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Lift me up then disappoint me. The project sounds like a great initiative. " The GenWell Project... received $761,000 from the Canadian Institutes of Health Research to develop the Canadian Social Connection Guidelines, a set of concise, easy-to-use recommendations to help people build stronger social bonds." Now these guidelines aren't available yet, but that's OK, good work takes time. Still, I felt it worth visiting the website, and was met not with information but with slick marketing, complete with a pledge, social media come-ons, fundraising and a merch section. It all felt scammy. There was nothing of actual value. So I don't know.

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