🏛️The Digital Hermit: Reclaiming Empathy in the AI Age In a digital world increasingly populated by AI companions, we must remember:Digital technology is not a destination, but merely a bridge. The capacity for empathy remains the only “moat”—an impregnable barrier—that AI can never cross. Future competence hinges not on how skillfully one operates machines, but on how deeply one understands the hearts of others. ① The Symptom: The Empire of Silent Rooms Walk into a high school hallway or a suburban living room, and you will witness a new kind of silence. Adolescents today live as “Digital Hermits.” They communicate via text to avoid the “inefficiency” of voice; they play…