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Global loneliness and the wonders of human touch | Life Examined


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In the wake of the pandemic, there is much to be done to restore human connectivity, but loneliness is hardly a new phenomena. Long periods of isolated living in an increasingly virtual world is taking a toll on our health. Being lonely is especially prevalent in young adults and according to a 2019 survey from YouGov, one in five millennials reported that they didn’t have a single friend. KCRW speaks with Noreena Hertz, author of the book “The Lonely Century: How to Restore Human Connection in a World That s Pulling Apart.”  Also Doctor Tiffany Field talks about how the human touch can lead to less stress and a longer life. ....

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'Loneliness is as bad as smoking 15 cigarettes a day,' says economist Noreena Hertz


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Several years ago, British economist Noreena Hertz began to notice something different: An increasing number of her students said that they felt lonely. More disturbing was the discovery that students were losing the ability to interact together or even to read each other s facial expressions. Disconnection from the world also was more likely to make people hostile to others and more susceptible towards extremist politics. 
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KCRW: You write that going back to the 1980s, neoliberalism was an important element in increasing loneliness.  ....

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Friend rentals and robots: How businesses are creating solutions for the loneliness epidemic


Friend rentals and robots: How businesses are creating solutions for the loneliness epidemic
Companionship and cuddles are on sale as the loneliness economy takes off amidst a spike in the rate of isolation
The phrase ‘the loneliness epidemic’ went viral long before lockdowns isolated us even further (Eric Gaillard/Reuters)
In the fall of 2019 a time that’s beginning to acquire the sunlit aura that earlier generations ascribed to the spring months before the guns of August opened the First World War in 1914 British economist Noreena Hertz went out for the day in Manhattan with her new “friend” Brittany. It was arranged through a company called RentAFriend, which now offers 620,000 platonic friends worldwide at varying rates Brittany, a 23-year-old Ivy League grad, was priced at US$40 an hour. The two women visited clothing shops and bookstores, chatting about #MeToo, the recently deceased Ruth Bader Ginsburg (a hero to the young American) and Brittany’ ....

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