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People with friends, wives and children having to "fight loneliness". lol


Loneliness is longing for connection to other people.

Loneliness does not need to relate to the number of people you talk to or that you know.


In an era when humanity is more connected than ever in history, loneliness is decidedly a "you" problem unless you have some sort of medical condition that inhibits socializing.


Americans are more socially disconnected than ever in my lifetime, and I'm pretty old and have lived all over. There's a well-studied epidemic of loneliness and confusion. So perhaps you could refine your terms.


There is a difference between online interactions and in person interactions. There just is. I cannot be convinced otherwise.


I think it's the same and I cannot be convinced otherwise.


In what world are you living in where humanity is connected? If anything, technology has only driven us further apart. Those mission statements from social media companies are nothing but empty platitudes.


The loneliest I’ve ever been was as a new parent with an abusive and distant spouse. I went years without any positive interactions or connection with another adult.


Modern parenting in a nuclear family is a profoundly lonely experience.




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