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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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1. AbstractH24 ◴[04 Sep 25 15:28 UTC] No.45128369[source]▶

>>45124947 #

Here's an interesting thing to ponder - how would we be different if not for lockdowns making work from home somewhat normal?

The overnight disappearance of those loose connections you get in the workplace had a huge impact on my mental health. Life-altering. 5 years later, I split my time between remote tech consulting from an office I rent (to make sure I don't sit home all day) and a union-protected, but completely antiquated job from a career I left behind that I returned to mostly to be with people.

By 2025, things would have probably been the same both for society and me (lockdowns coincided with me turning 30), but the abrupt change was horrible.

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2. cruffle_duffle ◴[04 Sep 25 23:19 UTC] No.45133337[source]▶

>>45128369 (TP) #

Societies reaction to Covid destroyed so much community it isn’t even funny.

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