Is the "Loneliness Epidemic" What It Seems?

Welcome to the ‘antisocial century’: Are we lonelier now than ever?

Are we becoming lonelier now than ever? It’s not a rhetorical question. Or at least not for such lucid analysts of contemporary reality as American Derek Thompson, editor of The Atlantic magazine and author of essays such as On Work: Money, Meaning, Identity and Hitmakers.Seguir leyendo

Is the "Loneliness Epidemic" What It Seems?

That "loneliness epidemic" declared by the Surgeon General? Six research teams reanalyzed the data and found a very different story than the one widely reported.

Much has been written about loneliness, it is a long-standing human issue, but today, in the 21st century, it seems to be going up. And this loneliness to which I refer is not, by astonishment, the one that enriches within, but quite the contrary, it is the one that impoverishes human beings and marginalizes them from their natural connectivity with others and above all, WITH others. Some conceive of it as the silent epidemic of the 21st century…

A new study has shown that the level of loneliness among older Europeans depends significantly on the country in which they live.