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A practical guide to reducing loneliness

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Re: A practical guide to reducing loneliness

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Post by throwawayboise »

KingOfSheepX wrote: post #5
542458 wrote: post #3

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Dumb question, what’s wrong with Medium (as a platform)? Also that link doesn’t work for me - server not found.

Paywall for mostly unpaid or underpaid content creators

I didn't encounter a paywall? Firefox w/uBlock Origin.

Re: A practical guide to reducing loneliness

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Post by FinanceAnon »

throwawayboise wrote: post #13
FinanceAnon wrote: post #12

Very superficial advice. I don't see how small-talk with strangers can fix loneliness long term.

That's how virtually every friendship starts, isn't it?

I think loneliness is something that goes deeper than how many friends you have. You can be surrounded with people and still feel lonely.

Re: A practical guide to reducing loneliness

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Post by hattmall »

FinanceAnon wrote: post #16
throwawayboise wrote: post #13

Earlier quoted context omitted.

That's how virtually every friendship starts, isn't it?

I think loneliness is something that goes deeper than how many friends you have. You can be surrounded with people and still feel lonely.

I think that's depression. I'm guessing these tips are more for the technically lonely, which is probably a much higher number in the past due to WFH and quarantines.

Re: A practical guide to reducing loneliness

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Post by ProAm »

542458 wrote: post #3
napolux wrote: post #2

If you are, like me, tired of Medium... https://archive.is/wip/UJQq2

Dumb question, what’s wrong with Medium (as a platform)? Also that link doesn’t work for me - server not found.

It's just a terrible platform. Hard to use, hard to read, paywall.
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