lose touch
(idiomatic) To lose contact (with).
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the point of being here is to learn from each other. when you walk around amassing facts, you lose touch with the reality that knowledge is relational.
At a certain level you get shielded by so much wealth and privilege that you lose touch with reality I'm not sure any of the human beings pushing ai understand that computers are a physical tool with parts that cost…
I think Pride and Prejudice, 1995, captured the spirit of older productions while adding to them with modern techniques. At times, Death Comes to Pemberley threatens to lose touch with the restraint of Austen’s era an…
Not dead, just constantly living in a state of extreme anxiety to the point where I lose touch with reality.
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(idiomatic) To lose contact (with).
“the point of being here is to learn from each other. when you walk around amassing facts, you lose touch with the reality that knowledge is relational.”
— Bluesky· May 2026“At a certain level you get shielded by so much wealth and privilege that you lose touch with reality I'm not sure any of the human beings pushing ai understand that computers are a physical tool with parts that cost money for people to get and build with”
— Bluesky· May 2026“I think Pride and Prejudice, 1995, captured the spirit of older productions while adding to them with modern techniques. At times, Death Comes to Pemberley threatens to lose touch with the restraint of Austen’s era and go over the top.”
— Bluesky· May 2026“Not dead, just constantly living in a state of extreme anxiety to the point where I lose touch with reality.”
— Bluesky· May 2026
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