Ville Manninen, who searches for missing people online, tells Yle how they try to get in touch with a hidden person.
The Lost in the Net project aims to find out the wishes and needs of socially withdrawn people. Mostphotos
Project coordinator of Setlementti Tampere, which seeks out people who have drowned in the internet, so to speak Ville Manninen gave Yle a gloomy assessment of the unfortunately common phenomenon.
– In every second apartment building in Tampere, there is a closeted person, says Manninen in an interview with Yle.
A closeted person stays away from social situations, and he lives his everyday life in as small a circle as possible or even completely immersed in the network. The phenomenon is characterized by the fact that the closeted person has isolated himself of his own volition.
Setlementti Tampere tries to reach those isolated in their homes in its project. According to Manninen, the Verkkoo kadonneet project aims to create connections with isolated people, for example through discussion forums. Manninen says that the connection with the isolated person must be created openly and respectfully without any kind of coercion.
According to Manninen, the background of shying away can be, for example, bullying, a feeling of inadequacy, or anxiety in social situations.
Manninen believes that closeting will increase.
– I think that the competition and chaos of today’s world and the ever-increasing confusion will also accelerate the number of people who are entrenched at home, he tells Yle.
The goals of the Lost in the Net project
- To set foot on online platforms, to find functional meeting places
- Ideate together with the target group how they could be made visible and ease possible challenges in life by developing the services on offer
- Create recommendations for various actors offering help and enable encounters
- Direct those who need help and support to the lowest possible threshold for help, even by bringing help to the online community to discuss.
- Learn to better understand the reasons for withdrawal
- To create a sense of community and joint action based on wishes
- Involves the representatives of the target group in the development work concerning themselves in the workshops
Source: Settlement Tampere
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