In Super Sad True Love Story, one thing is always constant, and that is technology. Well, it is constant until all äppäräti stop working. This sudden disconnect from technology, as seen on page 270, is enough to almost destroy the society in which Lenny, Eunice, and the rest of the characters in SSTLS live because without technology, they do not know how to communicate with each other, with some committing suicide. Unfortunately, this is not only true of the society in SSTLS, as  Margie Warrell writes in her article “Text or Talk: Is Technology Making You Lonely?” for Forbes, more people under the age of 35 feel lonely than ever before. This is mostly due to the increased use of technology and social media. Characters in SSTLS are used to judging others and being judged based on their “personality” and “fuckability” and having so much information readily available. They felt connected to each other through this but often did not know how to have real human interaction.

Warrell discusses this false sense of connection caused by technology in her article, stating that young people often turn to social media and technology as an outlet for their insecurities. People under the age of 35 have fewer confidants than people in older generations, as they are more reliant on technology for communication. They do not have as many intimate face to face interactions, which sounds similar to those in SSTLS. Young people in America today and characters in SSTLS rely too heavily on technology for their “connections” and when technology is taken away, they feel lonely and have trouble making real, intimate connections to those around them.

Warrell, Margie. “Text or Talk: Is Technology Making You Lonely?” Forbes. Forbes Magazine, n.d. Web. 05 Oct. 2015. <http://www.forbes.com/sites/womensmedia/2012/05/24/text-or-talk-is-technology-making-you-lonely/>.