19 stories tagged loneliness, newest first.
543 points by hubraumhugo | 519 comments
Data for Progress blog post presenting survey data showing Americans' social activity has declined sharply over the past 30 years, amid concerns about a loneliness epidemic.
764 points by barry-cotter | 684 comments
Derek Thompson essay on the decline of hosting in America, noting a 70 percent drop since 1975 in adults who regularly have friends over.
59 points by luu | 31 comments
An Experimental History Substack essay by Adam Mastroianni arguing there is no loneliness epidemic but there is an epidemic of scurvy.
1429 points by thitran | 696 comments
A personal blog post by Thienan Tran describing an experiment of talking to 35 strangers at the gym to make friends after college.
586 points by sillysaurusx | 462 comments
An Ask HN post in which a 38-year-old, newly alone after a 20-year relationship, asks the community for advice and stories on coping with loneliness.
355 points by ranit | 192 comments
BBC Travel article about Japan's yoghurt delivery women, who check in on isolated elderly customers and help combat loneliness.
448 points by Looky1173 | 229 comments
A Guardian lifestyle article on why many people avoid speaking to strangers in public and how learning to do so benefits individuals and society.
726 points by publicdebates | 1137 comments
An Ask HN discussion thread asking how to address the loneliness epidemic among people who have no one to talk to and spend their time on social media.
455 points by edent | 334 comments
A Substack post by James O'Malley describing how he rebooted his social life, offered as self-help for the New Year.
319 points by WASDAai | 150 comments
Medium article arguing loneliness raises death risk by 32% based on a large meta-analysis, and describing interventions like mindfulness and community programs.
959 points by walterbell | 130 comments
A personal blog essay by Sharif Shameem arguing that people who always decline invitations are often the ones who most need to keep being invited.
474 points by defo10 | 952 comments
New Yorker magazine essay arguing that AI companions may soon ease loneliness and examining what people might lose if they do.
482 points by 47thpresident | 391 comments
An essay from Harvard Kennedy School's Leadership & Happiness Laboratory newsletter on the decline of friendships and the lost art of social connection.
553 points by Geekette | 411 comments
Architectural Digest article exploring whether more people should relocate to live near their friends.
387 points by thenobsta | 333 comments
Issue 29 of the Headlines Substack newsletter on mental health trends, arguing that living near your friends is a mental health intervention.
452 points by hirundo | 381 comments
PubMed abstract page for a 2023 Journal of Happiness Studies paper examining whether social contact is associated with less loneliness in everyday life.
401 points by plemer | 473 comments
An Ask HN discussion thread where users share where they have found community, connection, and purpose outside of their jobs.
506 points by neom | 289 comments
A WBUR Here & Now radio segment and article from November 2021 about why making friends as an adult is difficult.
399 points by sharkweek | 433 comments
Anne Helen Petersen's Culture Study essay offering theories on why people don't live closer to their friends despite being happier when they do.