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Loneliness has almost nothing to do with work hours or pay. People in literally all of human history worked and yet we've only had ubiquitous loneliness for lik

Loneliness has almost nothing to do with work hours or pay. People in literally all of human history worked and yet we've only had ubiquitous loneliness for like 30 years.

kubielid 2y ago
I’m sorry but this is simply wrong. You think financial pressure has zero bearing on your mental health? What bearing does your mental health have on your capacity to form and nurture relationships? If you read the article then you’d know the org has been given 5M euro and so far has come up with: > strategies such as joining clubs or pursuing hobbies You’ll need spare cash and spare time for those solutions.
- gffrd 2y ago
  > the org has been given 5M euro and so far has come up with: >> strategies such as joining clubs or pursuing hobbies I could have saved them $5M by loaning them my copy of “Bowling Alone”
- gr8r 2y ago
  The article is a joke. But your "Pay people more, work them less" comment is tipping off people. You must be on to something lol. > strategies such as joining clubs or pursuing hobbies I have to go online to find the clubs? In America, there's consolidation everywhere in search of greater efficiency and profits. From local tennis clubs merging into city-wide organizations managed through an app to monopolies emerging in corporate landscape.
  - kubielid 2y ago
    > You must be on to something lol. Only the orange site would get angry at someone suggesting they should be paid more and have more free time to pursue their interests.
kubielid 2y ago
Where’d you come up with 30 years? Just a feeling? Perhaps you’re feeling the transition in increased disparity between minimum wage and cost of living that occurred ~30 years ago? https://www.cnn.com/2021/02/21/politics/minimum-wage-inflation-productivity/index.html https://www.cnn.com/2021/02/21/politics/minimum-wage-inflati...
gr8r 2y ago
One way to interpret parent kubielid - he is referring to the infinite rat race for diminishing marginal returns. > all of human history worked And you are also correct. They probably had a tough life and for those humans, the reward was survival and more. I can only imagine waking up on a cold morning, no running water, stepping out on the fields, using average manual tools. They probably stuck around in groups.

Loneliness has almost nothing to do with work hours or pay. People in literally all of human history worked and yet we've only had ubiquitous loneliness for like 30 years.

kubielid 2y ago

I’m sorry but this is simply wrong. You think financial pressure has zero bearing on your mental health? What bearing does your mental health have on your capacity to form and nurture relationships? If you read the article then you’d know the org has been given 5M euro and so far has come up with: > strategies such as joining clubs or pursuing hobbies You’ll need spare cash and spare time for those solutions.

gffrd 2y ago
> the org has been given 5M euro and so far has come up with: >> strategies such as joining clubs or pursuing hobbies I could have saved them $5M by loaning them my copy of “Bowling Alone”
gr8r 2y ago
The article is a joke. But your "Pay people more, work them less" comment is tipping off people. You must be on to something lol. > strategies such as joining clubs or pursuing hobbies I have to go online to find the clubs? In America, there's consolidation everywhere in search of greater efficiency and profits. From local tennis clubs merging into city-wide organizations managed through an app to monopolies emerging in corporate landscape.
- kubielid 2y ago
  > You must be on to something lol. Only the orange site would get angry at someone suggesting they should be paid more and have more free time to pursue their interests.

kubielid 2y ago

Where’d you come up with 30 years? Just a feeling? Perhaps you’re feeling the transition in increased disparity between minimum wage and cost of living that occurred ~30 years ago? https://www.cnn.com/2021/02/21/politics/minimum-wage-inflation-productivity/index.html https://www.cnn.com/2021/02/21/politics/minimum-wage-inflati...

gr8r 2y ago

One way to interpret parent kubielid - he is referring to the infinite rat race for diminishing marginal returns. > all of human history worked And you are also correct. They probably had a tough life and for those humans, the reward was survival and more. I can only imagine waking up on a cold morning, no running water, stepping out on the fields, using average manual tools. They probably stuck around in groups.