That’s part of what the article argues: there is a “corrective” nature to loneliness. If you’re lonely because you’re insufferable, the author proposes, loneli

That’s part of what the article argues: there is a “corrective” nature to loneliness. If you’re lonely because you’re insufferable, the author proposes, loneliness is the indicator that you should change to become more socially accepted. Personally, I’m not sure how well that feedback loop works, in reality. Are we to believe that people in a lonely streak can just go, “oh, I must be the problem. Maybe I should stop being annoying by talking about CrossFit all the time, and that will help!” It seems more likely to me that loneliness actually exaggerates the qualities about us that make us lonely. Too lazy to find the source right now, but I read that people are more likely to believe conspiracy theories after experiencing long term loneliness, and they are quicker to anger / irritability.