New Cigna Study Reveals Loneliness at Epidemic Levels in America

[C-Mag]

Perhaps the feeling of loneliness comes from the fact that Gen Z has had the importance of policing the way they speak and making sure no one is offended beaten into them. The only places that you can really let yourself loose and not have to worry about the repercussions of what you're saying is either online or in a close knit group of people you trust. When Gen Z is going off to college and needs to recreate that close knit group of people, they find quite a lot of their real world interaction devoted to bland conversational topics meant to not offend anyone in fear of socially isolating themselves. I doubt this is some new phenomena. You could probably survey any period of time within the last 50 years or so and find that the most isolated are going to be those at the age of being put in nursing homes and those going off to university. I do think that the ability to rely on the Internet means less people are "pushed" to go outside of their comfort zone and instead they will stay in the comfort of what is defined as "loneliness" by the survey.

+1

[PartyOf5]

I didn't realize analysis of your entire family was necessary in order to disagree with your post.

Oh, it's most definitely not. But, after how many years, you should know that I do not think one-directionally and you should also know that I know that most mental health conditions cannot be treated by, "suck it up, buttercup."

You talked as if loneliness were on par with depression and as if I can't understand nuance.

Carry on with your bad-ass self.

This is where your feelz get in the way of discussion. I don't read every post and log it into my memory everything that people like you have posted over the years. I have a general feel for who the longtime posters are, but don;t expect anyone to recall your position on mental health conditions. Besides, I replied to your post that stated people could get over being lonely by simply going out and talking to random people. I don't need to know anything more about you than what you just posted to reply to that.

When did I talk as if it was on par with depression? When I posted ? Or when I said someone can be lonely in a crowded room?

I do think that loneliness can be a part of someone's depression, but I never touched on that until just now. Even then, I'm saying it can be a part, not that being lonely = depression. THAT is nuance, FYI.

Instead of trying to read into things and expect others to read more into what you post than your actual words, try discussing based on what is actually said (or typed in this case).

[Kath]

I don't read every post

That's all I need to know. Thanks. I'm of the mindset that if you are going to respond to a person's post in a thread, you should at least know the context that caused the post you are responding to.

[C-Mag]

As long as we are talking about generation shit.
Fucking life expectancy.
Boomers are in a wierd qwerk where people all started living longer but not before their elders passed, so they got the wealth transfer but then got to horde it for longer than any generation before or after them.

+1

Good Point.
Had not thought of that. I will add that to the list of shit the Boomers got handed to them.

Its crazy how that generation hit the sweet spot for all human history.

[DBTrek]

Have we all got our victimhood mileage out of how lonely it is in 21st century America yet? Or shall we continue this multi-page discussion with a dozen other individuals over how we have no one to talk to?

The kool-aid runs deep.

[PartyOf5]

I don't read every post

That's all I need to know. Thanks. I'm of the mindset that if you are going to respond to a person's post in a thread, you should at least know the context that caused the post you are responding to.

I meant I don't read every post in every thread in order to build the complete life and times of Kath. I have read every post in this thread.

[C-Mag]

Have we all got our victimhood mileage out of how lonely it is in 21st century America yet? Or shall we continue this multi-page discussion with a dozen other individuals over how we have no one to talk to?

The kool-aid runs deep.

I was just thinking of this lonliness in historical context, thinking of isolated monks, early fur traders, sodbusters, etc.

I think its a problem like saying your poor in America.

[Kath]

I have read every post in this thread.

Yet you had no idea why I was demonstrating that I understand what mental illness is and how I understand that you can't smile clinical depression away. Yeah, sure buddy. Sure you read the thread.

[DBTrek]

I was just thinking of this lonliness in historical context, thinking of isolated monks, early fur traders, sodbusters, etc.

I think its a problem like saying your poor in America.

We have a breakthrough.
Look out folks, this may be the beginning of a Kanye effect.

C-Mag has left the reservation.

[C-Mag]

I was just thinking of this lonliness in historical context, thinking of isolated monks, early fur traders, sodbusters, etc.

I think its a problem like saying your poor in America.

We have a breakthrough.
Look out folks, this may be the beginning of a Kanye effect.

C-Mag has left the reservation.

This is it ? I've now been dubbed woke by the king.............. awesome.
So many people to thank, I hope I don't miss anyone.