Indeed. The author claims that >50% of young people report loneliness, and then goes on to suggest that the workplace must take on the responsibility of solving

Indeed. The author claims that >50% of young people report loneliness, and then goes on to suggest that the workplace must take on the responsibility of solving this problem. But of course, no consideration is given to the other ~50% who don't report such problems. Are they going to be forced into some bizarre, far-reaching camaraderie designed or endorsed by the employer? Will this result in cliques? Forced socialization like this, especially with the implied overreach, and run by a corporate entity whose purpose is not to solve your social problems and issues with isolation for you, sounds like a recipe for manipulation, exploitation, and control; the corporate cult. No thanks! And what happens when you get laid off or go to another job? Your social network won't survive the transition. I am not opposed to the idea that people form a healthy social environment at work. If you work at some place for long enough, if not frustrated, a society of familiarity will form. And yes, a certain mission, duty, or responsibility does bring people together, however banal. But all of this looks like people are barking up the wrong tree. It's like expecting your spouse or job to make you happy. That's not their job, and a selfish, vicious, and stupid responsibility to try to dump on someone. With the destruction of family life, the resulting disintegration of community and society, the buying into of a thoroughly ugly, nihilistic, and hedonistic culture that destroys one's very capacity to understand the nature of human relationships and to engage in them in a healthy manner, and given that work takes up most of a person's time, it may become tempting for lost people to try to dump their misplaced grievances and hopes at the feet of their company. But a company is part of society, not a substitute. This will not solve your problems. Companies serve society. Destroy society, and you destroy the raison d'etre of the company. Don't make things worse by trying to be "happy". There is no greater source of human misery than the incessant pursuit of some vague "happiness". No one deserves to be happy. That's entitlement. Focus instead of doing what is objectively good, on the quiet pursuit of excellence. Serve the good of others (and not in some grandiose, virtue signaling, bullshit social media sense, but in many small, quiet, everyday ways, as the part of the very fabric of everyday life). The social connections will follow as societies are built not by the takers, but by givers. Perhaps along the way you will notice the necessity of the transcendent, as the immanent is not just meaningless, but impossible without the bona fide transcendent.