Meta-analysis of 2.2M people: Loneliness increases mortality risk by 32%
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Meta-analysis of 2.2M people: Loneliness increases mortality risk by 32%
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#3How much is related to people suffering a medical emergency and nobody being around to help? vs. How much is the actual emotional impact of loneliness?
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#4A lot of PubMed links. Awesome.
I’m curious what the research says about interacting online in e.g. Discord servers and other forums for niche communities. Also, is calling your childhood friend on the regular more or less potent than meeting IRL but recently-made friends?
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#5This is why doctors should recommend drinking and smoking. At a certain point the risk of premature death is greater from being a shut-in than it is from indulging in a pint and a ciggie with some buddies every once in a while.
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#6Any Meta or X employees want to comment on loneliness? I always felt like social media platforms made people lonelier overall.
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#7How much is related to people suffering a medical emergency and nobody being around to help? vs. How much is the actual emotional impact of loneliness?
The article cites many measurable negative health effects aside from death, so it seems that the emotional impact does matter a lot.
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#8This is why doctors should recommend drinking and smoking. At a certain point the risk of premature death is greater from being a shut-in than it is from indulging in a pint and a ciggie with some buddies every once in a while.
People can and do drink and smoke alone. Indeed, lonely people may turn to alcohol for self-medication. And of course those addicted to nicotine have to smoke regardless of whether other people are around. That will just make the problem worse.
Besides, smoking has largely been banned from buildings, so that habit doesn't make it convenient to gather with others, except perhaps huddled outside the door.
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#9This is why doctors should recommend drinking and smoking. At a certain point the risk of premature death is greater from being a shut-in than it is from indulging in a pint and a ciggie with some buddies every once in a while.
I know enough cases of heavy smokers and drinkers who are also asocial (if not shut-in) to be wary of this kind of assertions...
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#10This is why doctors should recommend drinking and smoking. At a certain point the risk of premature death is greater from being a shut-in than it is from indulging in a pint and a ciggie with some buddies every once in a while.
I'd opt for an AI friend first