Wouldn't surprise me that a British publication would note that loneliness is on the rise as American culture norms are being spread around the world through ou

Wouldn't surprise me that a British publication would note that loneliness is on the rise as American culture norms are being spread around the world through our media and technology. There are thousands and thousands of books and papers written on American individualism at the root of our very superficial friendships since the early 20th century. A quick Google search returns books that date to the 1970s on the very topic. How many of your friends have only been along for a part of your life journey and then you lose touch and grow apart? We are driven to pursue our dreams and passions and become as successful as we can in whatever we think that means for us. I mean, we're the country that invented the nursing home, complete with the expression, "you're born alone and you die alone."