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delichon ◴[] No.43673533[source]
My brother was a never-married single in Seattle, and it was the cause of his death at the start of the pandemic. He was terminally lonely and without purpose and suicided. But he was a tremendously loyal person. If he was able to make a connection and form a family, he would have been full of purpose. Instead he lived quietly in a small house in a quiet neighborhood, and after he died none of his neighbors could even recognize his photo. He lived within a community but never reached out to it, and nobody ever reached in. Socially he might as well have been living in a cave on a remote island. He was a free proton in an atomized society. Aka an acid. I blame society, my brother, myself, and probably you too if I can figure out how.
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1. eduction ◴[] No.43673821[source]
Hey I’m really sorry for your loss. And sorry he didn’t find that connection.

Do you think a different city would have been better for him? I only visited Seattle once and I know this is a cliched thought but I do wonder if the weather and sprawl undermine people’s chances to make connections. Vs a more dense or at least sunny city.

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2. delichon ◴[] No.43673855[source]
He was much more active and open when he lived in Santa Cruz. But then, also younger. I don't know what he saw in the damp cold gray north.