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I don’t know, social isolation also carries some pretty substantial risks - https://www.nia.nih.gov/news/social-isolation-loneliness-older-people-pose-health-r

• staticassertion 4y ago
  > Dr. Cacioppo’s research found that being alone and loneliness are different but related. Social isolation is the objective physical separation from other people (living alone), while loneliness is the subjective distressed feeling of being alone or separated. It’s possible to feel lonely while among other people, and you can be alone yet not feel lonely. Alone but not lonely, life hacked.