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How is fewer hours of socializing bad? Maybe if you're the kind of person that things you have to always be in a social setting but there's lots of us that just
by dawnerd 2y ago
How is fewer hours of socializing bad? Maybe if you're the kind of person that things you have to always be in a social setting but there's lots of us that just want alone time. If I could get even an hour less a day around anyone else that would be massive for my mental health.
- DiggyJohnson 2y agoSure that's sometimes the case. But on the whole I would bet that the average American is more physically and emotionally isolated from their peers outside their immediate family or housemates than any other society in history. The analogy that came to mind was to image advising firefighters to avoid drowning the cat when they're trying to put out a house fire.
- acabajoe 2y agoAmericans at least are statistically lonelier now than they were before and it has a measurable negative effect on health. https://www.pbs.org/newshour/show/why-americans-are-lonelier-and-its-effects-on-our-health https://www.pbs.org/newshour/show/why-americans-are-lonelier...
- therealdrag0 2y agoThere have been studies that found even inane socialization like ordering from a barista in person boosts happiness. Not everything we think we want is what our animal brain and body needs.
- dawnerd 2y agoFor some people sure. For others it’s anxiety inducing and mentally draining.