There is a epidemic of lonliness in the USA why is this?
With cell phones, the internet? I'm wondering, are those two things indeed the exact problem?
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Graylight · 51-55, F
And books have been and will be written about this, but with technology comes isolation.
Community is a social construct based on survival needs. It used to be that in order to survive yourself oh, you had to ensure that the rest of your tribe survived, too.
Today, I could easily live on my own with people simply leaving supplies on a front doorstep and access to the internet. And isolation is a funny thing - once it gets a taste of your brain, it can pretty much set up shop as it likes.
Community is a social construct based on survival needs. It used to be that in order to survive yourself oh, you had to ensure that the rest of your tribe survived, too.
Today, I could easily live on my own with people simply leaving supplies on a front doorstep and access to the internet. And isolation is a funny thing - once it gets a taste of your brain, it can pretty much set up shop as it likes.