Why we're lonely

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We're in the middle of a loneliness epidemic. The WHO has declared loneliness a 'global health concern,' and everyone wants to know how we can solve this crisis. Today, I'm taking a look at how we got so lonely.

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Social isolation and loneliness: https://www.who.int/teams/social-dete...
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The Rhinoceros Sutra: https://suttacentral.net/snp1.3/en/su...
Loneliness unsolved: https://hac.bard.edu/amor-mundi/lonel...
Can an A.I. be blamed for a teen’s suicide? https://www.nytimes.com/2024/10/23/te...
The anti-social century: https://www.theatlantic.com/magazine/...
Bowling Alone by Robert Putnam: https://bookshop.org/a/86121/97819821...
The Human Condition by Hannah Arendt: https://bookshop.org/a/86121/97802265...
Scouting Groups Report Losing About 1.7 Million Members During Pandemic: https://www.nytimes.com/2021/07/01/us...
Are Americans generous? https://www.vox.com/future-perfect/37...
Church Attendance Has Declined in Most U.S. Religious Groups https://news.gallup.com/poll/642548/c...

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