Ventilen, a Danish organization to address loneliness in young people
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Re: Ventilen, a Danish organization to address loneliness in young people
#2It sounds like they're tackling isolation, not loneliness. There is a vital distinction between the two.
Re: Ventilen, a Danish organization to address loneliness in young people
#3 Ventilen, or “friend to one” in Danish,
- Edit after coffee: "Ven til en" actually means "friend of one". Amazing how faulty pattern recognition can lead you astray.
Re: Ventilen, a Danish organization to address loneliness in young people
#4It sounds like they're tackling isolation, not loneliness. There is a vital distinction between the two.
I would assume that it's rather difficult to help loneliness in isolated individuals?
Re: Ventilen, a Danish organization to address loneliness in young people
#5It sounds like they're tackling isolation, not loneliness. There is a vital distinction between the two.
For clarification, I assume the opposite of isolation would be connectedness? And what would be the opposite of loneliness?
Re: Ventilen, a Danish organization to address loneliness in young people
#6It is better than nothing, but is not scalable. We at nothing_here building a tool which will help fight loneliness online. (I have removed the link, not really trying to sell anything to anyone)
Re: Ventilen, a Danish organization to address loneliness in young people
#7loneliness is a much bigger problem for older people. why not start there?
Re: Ventilen, a Danish organization to address loneliness in young people
#8It is better than nothing, but is not scalable. We at nothing_here building a tool which will help fight loneliness online. (I have removed the link, not really trying to sell anything to anyone)
Humans talking to other humans in the local area and doing things together exists all over the world and has done since the dawn of time, what part of it isn't scalable?
Re: Ventilen, a Danish organization to address loneliness in young people
#9loneliness is a much bigger problem for older people. why not start there?
There are other organizations tackling that issue.
People doing something to benefit others should not be looked down on just because they could spend their time tackling another problem.
Re: Ventilen, a Danish organization to address loneliness in young people
#10Goes on to say how really "happy" a happy country is.