lonelier

It's really sad how America has built itself into a lonelier and lonelier society over the past decades.

The irony is that people in the Western culture are generally lonelier than ever, and definitely going to fewer LAN parties than in the past.

In many countries (such as the UK) men are lonelier, and young men have a very high suicide rate.

A map with no nearby runners is lonelier than having no app at all.

And this showcase thing established itself mostly _after_ Internet making us physically lonelier.

In fact I found that I sometimes avoid calling my friends because the phone call makes me feel lonelier.

But the predominance of the ground makes it feels starker and lonelier.

The strongest associations revealed that sexless individuals were more educated, less likely to use alcohol and smoke, more nervous, lonelier, and unhappier.

As I've gotten older I've gotten lonelier and I've been searching for the sort of bonding and friendships I experienced as a college student.

Aging is lonelier and more stressful than ever.

While it's likely that sedentary elders are lonelier, it's not a 100% overlap (some elders live with close family and some lonely people are still very physically active/outside).

Nothing makes you lonelier than social media.

The article's statement that "people are lonelier than ever before" is not supported by the references (except insofar as the population is aging, and the elderly are lonelier than the middle-aged).

Footnote 15 explicitly asks "Are we getting lonelier?" and finds the results inconclusive.

Technology disconnected us over decades, then gave us "solutions" to stay in touch 24/7, people are lonelier than ever but we keep pushing for more of this shit.

To a certain extent this might make you lonelier on the "who do I talk to?" side, but helps a great deal as a reminder of the purpose of the job.