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Those Who Can’t ‘Touch Grass’

How the online world works to hide reality

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Aaron Earls
Nov 12, 2025
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If you’ve been online long enough, you’ve likely heard someone tell someone else to “touch grass.”

Most often, the phrase is a criticism that someone’s argument is divorced from reality and “too online.” At its best, the call to touch grass is a reminder that there is a real, physical, tangible world outside of the inter…

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