Loneliness – Quartz Obsession — Quartz

“Amidst the glossiness of late capitalism, we are fed the notion that all difficult feeling—depression, anxiety, loneliness, rage—are simply a consequence of unsettled chemistry, a problem to be fixed, rather than a response to structural injustice.”
—Olivia Laing, The Lonely City

“According to the surgeon general, the biggest risk facing the country is not smoking or second hand smoke—it’s isolation and loneliness. When people get off social media and connect #IRL, their oxytocin goes up and their cortisol (stress) goes down. We should all try this experiment and see how we feel!”
—Erica Keswin, Founder at Spaghetti Project

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