30 minutes with a stranger

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1103 points MaxLeiter | 1 comments | 04 Sep 25 05:56 UTC | HN request time: 0.203s | source

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alex-moon ◴[04 Sep 25 08:22 UTC] No.45124947[source]▶

I'm increasingly convinced that social isolation is the single great social ill of our time. I am not one for "respecting others' opinions" at all, make no mistakes, if someone believes something incorrect - or worse - then they need to be corrected. But so much of the hate simmering away like a pot about to boil over is the result of loneliness. The evidence on this is startingly clear.

https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S235215462...

https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S027795362...

https://www.psychiatrist.com/news/hate-lies-and-loneliness-f...

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mihaic ◴[04 Sep 25 08:33 UTC] No.45125012[source]▶

>>45124947 #

It's not just loneliness, it's that by being isolated you can make sweeping generalizations about other people, and fall for the hatefull narative.

When you actually and honestly communicate with people different than you, and are able yo understand them, you stop feeling that simplistic hate for them.

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1. astura ◴[04 Sep 25 11:31 UTC] No.45126088[source]▶

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>When you actually and honestly communicate with people different than you, and are able yo understand them, you stop feeling that simplistic hate for them.

I find it to be exactly the opposite. It's much easier to believe someone is inherently good but just a bit misguided if you don't have to communicate with them and aren't personally affected by their "misguided" behavior.

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