Can America recover from the “loneliness epidemic” in which we increasingly find ourselves?

We all know that although we’re more connected than ever, we strangely feel more isolated as well. Researchers regularly note the skyrocketing number of lonely people, in fact, one study from 2021 found that the number of Americans who say they have no close friends increased by 400% since 1990 .

I blame the loneliness epidemic on social media and our culture’s addiction to it. Life in a world where individuals are also brands makes us more focused on ourselves perhaps than ever before. Our feelings of connectedness through social media rob us of the motivation to connect with people in real life. Our awareness of the virtual world too often creates an obliviousness to the physical world aroun

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