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> Is it a bad thing? Considering there are both housing and loneliness crises going on, and that being lonely or socially isolated leads to an early death and
by latexr 10mo ago
> Is it a bad thing?
Considering there are both housing and loneliness crises going on, and that being lonely or socially isolated leads to an early death and radicalisation, I’d say it’s fair to categorise it as a bad thing, yes.
Sure, not every single one of those people living alone will be lonely, but I think it’s fair to deduce that many people who are lonely and isolated live alone.
https://www.cnn.com/2023/06/19/health/loneliness-social-isolation-early-death-risk-wellness https://www.cnn.com/2023/06/19/health/loneliness-social-isol...
https://www.parliament.nsw.gov.au/lcdocs/other/21402/Delany%20Peterson%20et%20al%20%27Loneliness%20is%20positively%20associated%20with%20populist%20radical%20right%20support%27.pdf https://www.parliament.nsw.gov.au/lcdocs/other/21402/Delany%...
- JumpCrisscross 10mo agoI’d wager it also feeds into the fertility crisis. Roommates are a training ground for living with a partner and potentially family. If someone is living with a non-parent for the first time in their late twenties, there may already be habits or intolerances developed that make dating incredibly difficult.
- bragh 10mo agoThe phrasing in your sources is absolutely horrible and brings back high school vibes of "lonely kids are bad because they are lonely, so they must be bullied to make them normal again". Just great.