I thoroughly agree that loneliness is specifically an issue with America. Here we are taught to value the individual above all else. While this provides nice be

I thoroughly agree that loneliness is specifically an issue with America. Here we are taught to value the individual above all else. While this provides nice benefits, it also has its downsides. Everywhere I look, most people in their 20's are focused on their careers, people in their 30's-40's are raising children, and by their 50's are basically home bodies. I myself am stuck with being focused on my career. I feel as if I take too much time off to be social, I will fall behind in the rat race. I'm comparing this against a multi-month trip I did in South America. I frequently encountered public transportation and so many more people walked. I found myself talking with random people just because we happened to be walking in the same direction or taking the same public transport or right next to each other at popular restaurants.