But there's also a downside to this -- a kind of dark side, in fact -- and that is that the more tightly linked we've become to each other, the harder it is for each of us to remain independent.
但是这同样也有不好的一面 - 实际上，黑暗的一面 - 当我们更加紧密的连接在一起的时候， 我们要保持各自的独立性就更难。