Opinion | We Know the Cure for Loneliness. So Why Do We Suffer?
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Opinion | We Know the Cure for Loneliness. So Why Do We Suffer?
An active social life increases longevity, strengthens the immune system, improves mood and mental health, and is the single biggest predictor of experiential happiness. We are social apes to our core, and even self-professed misanthropes benefit from regular doses of 'social medicine'.
Richard Meadows • Optionality: How to Survive and Thrive in a Volatile World
The thought experiment also shows how important it is for local organizers and businesses to find different idioms than “loneliness” for framing their social projects. “Solving loneliness” is like “solving mental health:” a fool’s errand. It’s counterproductive to think this way. In my experience, it is the positive content of a social group that m... See more