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ANIKARIS"hello.. old friend"<a href="https://mas.to/tags/Loneliness" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Loneliness</a> <a href="https://mas.to/tags/MastoArt" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#MastoArt</a> <a href="https://mas.to/tags/Kenya" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Kenya</a>

Orion Ussner kidderIs the <a href="https://mas.to/tags/loneliness" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#loneliness</a> crisis rooted in capitalism? Maybe!One thing <a href="https://mas.to/tags/capitalism" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#capitalism</a> HATES is community bc it can provide things for free that capitalism would rather sell you, but also would rather you never actually get so that you'll keep buying: emotional support, friends, sex, family, etc. It's called <a href="https://mas.to/tags/atomization" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#atomization</a>, making us all little allegedly separate particles rather than a ~society~.We're lonely, I'd argue, bc society has been replaced by *buying things*.

Victoria Stuart 🇨🇦 🏳️‍⚧️A.I. is About to Solve Loneliness: That’s a Problem <a href="https://archive.is/wCM2x" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank">https://archive.is/wCM2x</a> <a href="https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=44766508" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank">https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=44766508</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/LLM" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#LLM</a>* loneliness shapes us in ways we don’t recognize<a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/loneliness" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#loneliness</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/isolation" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#isolation</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/SocialIsolation" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#SocialIsolation</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/inclusion" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#inclusion</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/SocialInclusion" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#SocialInclusion</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/community" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#community</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/CommunityBuilidng" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#CommunityBuilidng</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/ageing" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#ageing</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/aging" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#aging</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/precarity" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#precarity</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/LTC" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#LTC</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/HealthyAging" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#HealthyAging</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/2SLGBTQIA" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#2SLGBTQIA</a>+ <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/seniors" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#seniors</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/elders" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#elders</a>* I'm co-Lead on a project seeking to improve social inclusion among 2S/LGBTQIA+ seniors in Metro Vancouver 🏳️‍⚧️ 🏳️‍🌈 Happy Pride, everyone!

Nathaniel GregoryThere’s a ton of issues leading to modern <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/loneliness" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#loneliness</a> (it’s not just <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/men" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#men</a>), people not having <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/kids" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#kids</a>, the <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/political" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#political</a> deviation between men & <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/women" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#women</a>, etc.The <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/left" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#left</a> talks about them!<a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Politics" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Politics</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Democrats" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Democrats</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Republicans" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Republicans</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Liberals" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Liberals</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Conservatives" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Conservatives</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Vote" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Vote</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Election" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Election</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/DemocraticParty" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#DemocraticParty</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/DNC" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#DNC</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/RepublicanParty" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#RepublicanParty</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/RNC" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#RNC</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/GOP" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#GOP</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/DonaldTrump" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#DonaldTrump</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Trump" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Trump</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/JDVance" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#JDVance</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Vance" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Vance</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/JoeBiden" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#JoeBiden</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Biden" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Biden</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/KamalaHarris" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#KamalaHarris</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Harris" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Harris</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/TimWalz" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#TimWalz</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Walz" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Walz</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Democracy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Democracy</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/USA" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#USA</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/ElonMusk" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#ElonMusk</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Musk" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Musk</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Fascism" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Fascism</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Fascist" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Fascist</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/BernieSanders" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#BernieSanders</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Sanders" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Sanders</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/AOC" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#AOC</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/FraudSquad" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#FraudSquad</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Progressive" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Progressive</a>

Metin Seven 🎨🧵 Loneliness (2018)<a href="https://graphics.social/tags/CharacterDesign" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#CharacterDesign</a> <a href="https://graphics.social/tags/graphic" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#graphic</a> <a href="https://graphics.social/tags/design" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#design</a> <a href="https://graphics.social/tags/artwork" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#artwork</a> <a href="https://graphics.social/tags/2D" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#2D</a> <a href="https://graphics.social/tags/vector" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#vector</a> <a href="https://graphics.social/tags/cartoon" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#cartoon</a> <a href="https://graphics.social/tags/illustration" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#illustration</a> <a href="https://graphics.social/tags/illustrator" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#illustrator</a> <a href="https://graphics.social/tags/cute" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#cute</a> <a href="https://graphics.social/tags/picture" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#picture</a> <a href="https://graphics.social/tags/DigitalArt" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#DigitalArt</a> <a href="https://graphics.social/tags/digital" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#digital</a> <a href="https://graphics.social/tags/experimental" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#experimental</a> <a href="https://graphics.social/tags/style" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#style</a> <a href="https://graphics.social/tags/art" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#art</a> <a href="https://graphics.social/tags/artist" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#artist</a> <a href="https://graphics.social/tags/arts" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#arts</a> <a href="https://graphics.social/tags/arte" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#arte</a> <a href="https://graphics.social/tags/designer" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#designer</a> <a href="https://graphics.social/tags/GraphicDesign" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#GraphicDesign</a> <a href="https://graphics.social/tags/minimalism" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#minimalism</a> <a href="https://graphics.social/tags/ArtLovers" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#ArtLovers</a> <a href="https://graphics.social/tags/FineArt" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#FineArt</a> <a href="https://graphics.social/tags/painting" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#painting</a> <a href="https://graphics.social/tags/drawing" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#drawing</a> <a href="https://graphics.social/tags/MastoArt" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#MastoArt</a> <a href="https://graphics.social/tags/FediArt" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#FediArt</a> <a href="https://graphics.social/tags/CreativeToots" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#CreativeToots</a> <a href="https://graphics.social/tags/ArtistsOnMastodon" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#ArtistsOnMastodon</a> <a href="https://graphics.social/tags/loneliness" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#loneliness</a> <a href="https://graphics.social/tags/night" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#night</a> <a href="https://graphics.social/tags/SilentSunday" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#SilentSunday</a> <a href="https://graphics.social/tags/street" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#street</a> <a href="https://graphics.social/tags/moody" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#moody</a>

Steve Dustcircle 🌹Can <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/AI" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#AI</a> treat <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/loneliness" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#loneliness</a>?<a href="https://freethoughtblogs.com/singham/2025/07/23/can-ai-treat-loneliness/" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank">https://freethoughtblogs.com/singham/2025/07/23/can-ai-treat-loneliness/</a>

Psychology News RobotLIVE, Dammit Bluesky Blog <a href="https://mastodon.clinicians-exchange.org/tags/YESquote" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#YESquote</a>: World as Lover, World as Self/ <a href="https://mastodon.clinicians-exchange.org/tags/JoannaMacy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#JoannaMacy</a> - "When we feel <a href="https://mastodon.clinicians-exchange.org/tags/isolated" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#isolated</a>, we stifle that <a href="https://mastodon.clinicians-exchange.org/tags/sorrow" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#sorrow</a> & <a href="https://mastodon.clinicians-exchange.org/tags/rage" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#rage</a> to fit in better & avoid aggravating the <a href="https://mastodon.clinicians-exchange.org/tags/loneliness" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#loneliness</a>. Experiencing the <a href="https://mastodon.clinicians-exchange.org/tags/sacred" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#sacred</a> as <a href="https://mastodon.clinicians-exchange.org/tags/immanent" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#immanent</a> helps ppl to befriend their <a href="https://mastodon.clinicians-exchange.org/tags/pain" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#pain</a> for the world & not fear it will isolate them. bit.ly/4kVsQhF LINK: <a href="https://bsky.app/profile/livedammit.bsky.social/post/3lukz54m7bc2w" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank">https://bsky.app/profile/livedammit.bsky.social/post/3lukz54m7bc2w</a> --------- LIVEdammit is a mental health support site with stories, tools, free e-course, bookstore & inspiring wearables — for stubborn souls doing the work to stay here, stay human, & stay strong. WEBSITE: <a href="https://LIVEdammit.com" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank">https://LIVEdammit.com</a> This robot is not affiliated with LIVEdammit. -------- <a href="https://mastodon.clinicians-exchange.org/tags/psychology" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#psychology</a> <a href="https://mastodon.clinicians-exchange.org/tags/counseling" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#counseling</a> <a href="https://mastodon.clinicians-exchange.org/tags/socialwork" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#socialwork</a> <a href="https://mastodon.clinicians-exchange.org/tags/psychotherapy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#psychotherapy</a> <a href="https://a.gup.pe/u/psychotherapist" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@psychotherapist</a> <a href="https://a.gup.pe/u/psychotherapists" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@psychotherapists</a> <a href="https://a.gup.pe/u/psychology" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@psychology</a> <a href="https://a.gup.pe/u/socialpsych" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@socialpsych</a> <a href="https://a.gup.pe/u/socialwork" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@socialwork</a> <a href="https://a.gup.pe/u/psychiatry" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@psychiatry</a> <a href="https://mastodon.clinicians-exchange.org/tags/mentalhealth" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#mentalhealth</a> <a href="https://mastodon.clinicians-exchange.org/tags/psychiatry" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#psychiatry</a> <a href="https://mastodon.clinicians-exchange.org/tags/healthcare" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#healthcare</a> <a href="https://mastodon.clinicians-exchange.org/tags/depression" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#depression</a> <a href="https://mastodon.clinicians-exchange.org/tags/psychotherapist" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#psychotherapist</a> <a href="https://mastodon.clinicians-exchange.org/tags/livedammit" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#livedammit</a> <a href="https://mastodon.clinicians-exchange.org/tags/suicide" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#suicide</a>

Alo Japan<a href="https://www.alojapan.com/1326441/the-rise-of-ai-companionship-in-a-lonely-japan/" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank">https://www.alojapan.com/1326441/the-rise-of-ai-companionship-in-a-lonely-japan/</a> The rise of AI companionship in a lonely Japan <a href="https://channels.im/tags/AI" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#AI</a>. <a href="https://channels.im/tags/chatgpt" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#chatgpt</a> <a href="https://channels.im/tags/dementia" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#dementia</a> <a href="https://channels.im/tags/Japan" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Japan</a> <a href="https://channels.im/tags/JapanNews" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#JapanNews</a> <a href="https://channels.im/tags/loneliness" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#loneliness</a> <a href="https://channels.im/tags/MentalHealth" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#MentalHealth</a> <a href="https://channels.im/tags/news" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#news</a> Thirty-two and single, Akiho Sakai dreams of owning a cat to keep her company. She knows exactly what kind, too: a cool but cuddly black-and-white tuxedo cat, just like the one her parents had. The problem is, she can’t. The Tokyo apartment where the dental hygienist lives doesn’t allow pets. So she turned to ChatGPT

The Japan TimesShe couldn’t have a cat — so she talked to a chatbot instead. In Japan, AI companions are filling the silence of loneliness, but not without risk. <a href="https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/07/21/japan/society/japan-ai-chatbot-loneliness/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank">https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/07/21/japan/society/japan-ai-chatbot-loneliness/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/japan" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#japan</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/society" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#society</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/ai" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#ai</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/mentalhealth" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#mentalhealth</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/chatgpt" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#chatgpt</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/loneliness" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#loneliness</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/dementia" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#dementia</a>

earthling“I think it’s very healthy to spend time alone. You need to know how to be alone and not be defined by another person.”— Olivia [NOT Oscar] Wilde <a href="https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/time-alone/" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank">https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/time-alone/</a><a href="https://my-place.social/display/e599373b-1868-7b43-fd46-4d9563233530" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank">https://my-place.social/display/e599373b-1868-7b43-fd46-4d9563233530</a><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/quotes" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#quotes</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/loneliness" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#loneliness</a>

earthlingMadeleine Waller (storytelling finalist): I spend 150 hours alone each weekSome of the most quietly powerful images explore ageing and the emotional terrain of later life. In this image, Waller photographs her mother navigating daily life in rural Australia. Her portraits are full of stillness and tenderness, capturing daily rituals. <a href="https://a.gup.pe/u/photography" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@photography</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/photography" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#photography</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/ageing" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#ageing</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/loneliness" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#loneliness</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/isolation" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#isolation</a>

Miguel Afonso Caetano"If A.I. companions could truly fulfill their promise—banishing the pain of loneliness entirely—the result might feel blissful, at least at first. But would it make us better? In “A Biography of Loneliness,” the cultural historian Fay Alberti sees value in at least the fleeting kind of loneliness that you encounter during life transitions—“moving away to university, changing jobs, getting divorced.” It can, she says, “be a spur to personal growth, a way of figuring out what one wants in relationships with others.” The psychologist Clark Moustakas, in “Loneliness,” takes the condition to be “an experience of being human which enables the individual to sustain, extend, and deepen his humanity.”Most obviously, loneliness could go the way of boredom. I’m old enough to remember when feeling bored was just a fact of life. Late at night, after the television stations signed off, you were on your own, unless you had a good book or a companion around. These days, boredom still visits—on planes without Wi-Fi; in long meetings—but it’s rare. Our phones are never far, and the arsenal of distractions has grown bottomless: games, podcasts, text threads, and the rest.This is, in some ways, an obvious improvement. After all, no one misses being bored. At the same time, boredom is a kind of internal alarm, letting us know that something in our environment—or perhaps in ourselves—has gone missing. Boredom prompts us to seek out new experiences, to learn, to invent, to build (...) In a similar way, loneliness isn’t just an affliction to be cured but an experience that can shape us for the better."<a href="https://www.newyorker.com/magazine/2025/07/21/ai-is-about-to-solve-loneliness-thats-a-problem" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank">https://www.newyorker.com/magazine/2025/07/21/ai-is-about-to-solve-loneliness-thats-a-problem</a><a href="https://tldr.nettime.org/tags/AI" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#AI</a> <a href="https://tldr.nettime.org/tags/GenerativeAI" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#GenerativeAI</a> <a href="https://tldr.nettime.org/tags/MentalHealth" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#MentalHealth</a> <a href="https://tldr.nettime.org/tags/Loneliness" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Loneliness</a> <a href="https://tldr.nettime.org/tags/Chatbots" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Chatbots</a> <a href="https://tldr.nettime.org/tags/AICompanions" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#AICompanions</a>

Steve Dustcircle 🌹Are <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/gamenights" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#gamenights</a> the cure for the <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/loneliness" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#loneliness</a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/epidemic" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#epidemic</a>?As <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/youngpeople" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#youngpeople</a> crave more in-person experiences and structured play, <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/UNO" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#UNO</a> is rolling out <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/Social" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Social</a> Clubs across <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/America" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#America</a> – I checked out the first one<a href="https://www.dazeddigital.com/life-culture/article/68247/1/can-game-nights-and-social-clubs-cure-the-loneliness-epidemic" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank">https://www.dazeddigital.com/life-culture/article/68247/1/can-game-nights-and-social-clubs-cure-the-loneliness-epidemic</a>

Victoria Stuart 🇨🇦 🏳️‍⚧️Doctors give "social prescriptions" for fitness, arts & socializing <a href="https://www.npr.org/2025/07/14/nx-s1-5434386/social-prescription-arts-exercise-loneliness" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank">https://www.npr.org/2025/07/14/nx-s1-5434386/social-prescription-arts-exercise-loneliness</a>🇨🇦 Government of Canada (July 2024) White Paper: A Healthier Canada. An Analysis of the Potential Economic and Social Impacts of Social Prescribing <a href="https://irp.cdn-website.com/92bb31b3/files/uploaded/A_Healthier_Canada-An_Analysis_of_the_Potential_Economic_and_Social_Impacts_of_Social_Prescribing.pdf" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank">https://irp.cdn-website.com/92bb31b3/files/uploaded/A_Healthier_Canada-An_Analysis_of_the_Potential_Economic_and_Social_Impacts_of_Social_Prescribing.pdf</a>Canadian Institute for Social Prescribing <a href="https://www.socialprescribing.ca" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank">https://www.socialprescribing.ca</a><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/healthcare" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#healthcare</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/SocialPrescribing" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#SocialPrescribing</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/PublicHealth" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#PublicHealth</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/loneliness" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#loneliness</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/SocialIsolation" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#SocialIsolation</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/SocialInclusion" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#SocialInclusion</a>

Paul Houle🦾 People use AI for companionship much less than we’re led to think<a href="https://techcrunch.com/2025/06/26/people-use-ai-for-companionship-much-less-than-were-led-to-think/" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank">https://techcrunch.com/2025/06/26/people-use-ai-for-companionship-much-less-than-were-led-to-think/</a><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/ai" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#ai</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/culture" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#culture</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/psychology" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#psychology</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/loneliness" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#loneliness</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/companionship" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#companionship</a>

MediumAfter emerging from isolation, <a href="https://me.dm/@asterl8lee" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@asterl8lee</a> offers advice to <a href="https://me.dm/tags/introverts" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#introverts</a> on how to create a fulfilling social life. <a href="https://medium.com/zenite/the-introverts-guide-to-creating-a-social-life-df8883b39d19" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank">https://medium.com/zenite/the-introverts-guide-to-creating-a-social-life-df8883b39d19</a><a href="https://me.dm/tags/Medium" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Medium</a> <a href="https://me.dm/tags/writing" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#writing</a> <a href="https://me.dm/tags/loneliness" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#loneliness</a>

s1m0n4Up until recently loneliness had always been associated with the elderly and every social program focused on activities in care facilities. Social media usage is clearly responsible for this shift. I was going through my youth pictures yesterday. I met so many people and attended so many events with close friends during those days I can hardly imagine how kids live today."<a href="https://ohai.social/tags/Teenage" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Teenage</a> girls are the loneliest group in the world, a new <a href="https://ohai.social/tags/WHO" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#WHO</a> study finds"<a href="https://www.euronews.com/health/2025/06/30/teenage-girls-are-the-loneliest-group-in-the-world-a-new-who-study-finds" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank">https://www.euronews.com/health/2025/06/30/teenage-girls-are-the-loneliest-group-in-the-world-a-new-who-study-finds</a><a href="https://ohai.social/tags/loneliness" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#loneliness</a> <a href="https://ohai.social/tags/teens" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#teens</a>

brozu ▪️▫️🩼 <a href="https://pixelfed.social/discover/tags/pain?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#pain</a> <a href="https://pixelfed.social/discover/tags/suffering?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#suffering</a> <a href="https://pixelfed.social/discover/tags/surreal?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#surreal</a> <a href="https://pixelfed.social/discover/tags/night?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#night</a> <a href="https://pixelfed.social/discover/tags/summer?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#summer</a> <a href="https://pixelfed.social/discover/tags/mystery?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#mystery</a> <a href="https://pixelfed.social/discover/tags/eye?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#eye</a> <a href="https://pixelfed.social/discover/tags/fantasy?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#fantasy</a> <a href="https://pixelfed.social/discover/tags/loneliness?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#loneliness</a> <a href="https://pixelfed.social/discover/tags/anguish?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#anguish</a> <a href="https://pixelfed.social/discover/tags/aigen?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#aigen</a>

Steve Dustcircle 🌹100 people <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/die" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#die</a> of <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/loneliness" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#loneliness</a>-related causes every hour, <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/WHO" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#WHO</a> says<a href="https://ground.news/article/the-cost-of-loneliness-can-be-death-heres-how-to-find-good-friends-news-channel-3-12?utm_source=mobile-app&utm_medium=newsroom-share" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank">https://ground.news/article/the-cost-of-loneliness-can-be-death-heres-how-to-find-good-friends-news-channel-3-12?utm_source=mobile-app&utm_medium=newsroom-share</a>

Headlines AfricaAfrica: 871,000 Die From Loneliness Every Year - WHO: [Vanguard] The World Health Organisation (WHO) on Monday says that no fewer than 871,000 people die worldwide annually from loneliness. <a href="http://newsfeed.facilit8.network/TLdfCX" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank">http://newsfeed.facilit8.network/TLdfCX</a> <a href="https://journa.host/tags/Loneliness" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Loneliness</a> <a href="https://journa.host/tags/MentalHealth" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#MentalHealth</a> <a href="https://journa.host/tags/WHO" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#WHO</a> <a href="https://journa.host/tags/SocialIsolation" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#SocialIsolation</a> <a href="https://journa.host/tags/GlobalHealth" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#GlobalHealth</a>

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