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loneliness, social isolation

Monday 2nd of March 2026

Aging As populations age, there are more and more people living alone with their television sets. Simon Kuper, Financial Times, January 20-21, 2018 © 2018 Kwiple.com
Loneliness What is it that has made people so lonely? It's their stupid phone, which was supposed to connect people, but which studies have found has made them more lonely. It's like a vibrator designed by Mike Pence. Bill Maher, Real Time with Bill Maher, August 16, 2019 © 2019 Kwiple.com
 
Polarization Everyone rightly laments polarisation, but what's often overlooked is that it's creating a novel sense of belonging and identity, in societies that were getting scarily atomised. … The new political tribes can provide a stronger identity than nation or even family, as witness the quarrels in American homes when liberal kids  visit Trumster parents at Thanksgiving. These conflicts are stressful. But the upside is belonging. Simon Kuper, Financial Times, January 20-21, 2018 © 2018 Kwiple.com