Businessman and entrepreneur Luke Johnson says one of the biggest costs of the lockdowns was a surge in loneliness as communities fragmented, workplaces emptied and clubs and associations collapsed.
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History is filled with lonely, alienated misfits acting out in the public square-- sometimes with dire consequences.
Not getting enough sleep can cause a slew of health problems that generally are aware of, but research suggests it may cause a couple of other conditions you wouldn’t normally associate with sleep deprivation: loneliness and isolation.
What’s more, your lack of sleep doesn’t just affect you; sleep-related loneliness can be “contagious,” proving that the old saying “misery loves company” is entirely accurate.
The tradition of a close-knit family has been shattered by the collectivist mindset that now dominates the British culture. Nine-million people, 14% of the population, are without regular contact with close friends or family, which makes them lonely, indeed. A study of this problem concludes it has been brought about by welfare, anti-family feminism, and public housing. The government is launching a massive program to solve this problem. [How? By more of the same that caused it, of course.] [...]
Obesity always makes headlines for being one of the biggest health threats in the U.S. (as well as globally). But according to a recent study, loneliness and social isolation may be even more deadly than obesity or than smoking 15 cigarettes a day. Lack of social connection can be so deadly, in fact, that the feeling of loneliness is a stronger predictor of mortality than obesity. [1]
Shocked by the loneliness epidemic, George Monbiot took an unexpected detour into songwriting. In our Q&A with the journalist and activist we ask: what binds us together?
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